"We need to put some parameters around what we can use facial recognition for. There has been some advice on how we use it. But we need to go further to make sure it's clear when it should be used and when it shouldn't be used, to put some structure around it. Because there isn't really much of a structure around what it's used for at the moment. We need to look at whether that's enough and whether we need to do more."
"Sarah Jones, a Home Office minister, said the government would put some parameters over when and where it could be used in future. Campaigners claim the police have been allowed to self-regulate their use of the technology because of the lack of a legal framework and deploy the technology's algorithm at lower settings that are biased against ethnic minorities and women. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has said its use is unlawful and incompatible with European laws."
The government plans a public consultation on live facial recognition (LFR) and will establish parameters for when and where the technology can be used. Campaigners contend police have self-regulated LFR because of an absence of a legal framework and have run algorithms at lower settings that disproportionately misidentify ethnic minorities and women. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has ruled LFR unlawful and incompatible with European law. A Croydon deployment reportedly helped catch criminals and generated support for wider use, prompting calls to clarify operational structure and assess whether existing guidance is sufficient before any national rollout.
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