Civil liberty and anti-racism organizations are urging the Metropolitan Police to abandon plans for live facial recognition at the Notting Hill Carnival. They argue that this technology operates as a mass surveillance tool, treating all attendees as suspects, and particularly raises concerns about its accuracy for women and people of color. The coalition highlights a judicial review brought forth by a black Londoner who alleges wrongful identification. Key issues include the legal basis for LFR use and the technology's inherent biases, as demonstrated by recent studies.
"LFR is a mass surveillance tool that treats all Carnival-goers as potential suspects and has no place at one of London's biggest cultural celebrations."
"There is no clear legal basis for your force's use of LFR. No law mentions facial recognition technology and Parliament has never considered or scrutinised its use."
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