3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (537+ words) A woman who outsmarted a scammer claiming to be a police officer is now spreading awareness so others can also avoid falling into a trap. Ann Turtle, from Orleton in Herefordshire, was called by a "so-called officer" who said he…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (117+ words) BBC Police scanning crowds with facial recognition Police have used live facial recognition for the first time in Devon. The technology, which scans faces in crowds from a live camera feed and checks them against a watchlist of wanted people,…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (513+ words) Police have used live facial recognition (LFR) for the first time in Devon. The technology, which scans faces in crowds from a live camera feed and checks them against a watchlist of wanted people, was used in Exmouth town centre…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (377+ words) Facial recognition cameras have been used to arrest more than 80 people in West Yorkshire since November 2025, police have said. Live facial recognition (LFR) technology works by comparing faces captured on a live camera feed against an authorised watchlist. West Yorkshire…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (1595+ words) These are not the kind of streets where you would expect to see coordinated vandalism. Yet here four surveillance cameras were attacked and cut down in the middle of the night. The metal poles were severed, leaving the distinctive black…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1701+ words) In the trade-off between privacy and security, it helps to know the extent of your local surveillance infrastructure. There are now easy ways to find out. I didn't tell anyone I was meeting Michelle Dahl, executive director of the Surveillance…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (308+ words) Lancashire Police is to use Live Facial Recognition (LFR) for the first time at Blackpool Illuminations. The technology scans faces in crowds from a live camera feed and checks them against a watchlist of wanted people. The force said it…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (337+ words) Police will deploy facial recognition technology in Bournemouth for the first time. Live Facial Recognition (LFR) scans faces in crowds and checks them against a watchlist of wanted people. Dorset Police, who will have cameras in place near the pier…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (274+ words) A police force is borrowing facial recognition technology to use it in three town centres. Suffolk Constabulary said it could help to find people wanted in connection with serious offences. The force is loaning a van and equipment from Surrey…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (483+ words) Amazon is facing a lawsuit over its move to train its AI models on videos people broadcast on the popular streaming platform Twitch. The move faced backlash from users when it was announced in August - with people having the option…...