"The home secretary has said she rejects suggestions that making live facial recognition available to all police forces in England and Wales contributes to a "Big Brother" society. Shabana Mahmood told the BBC she makes "no apology" for the policy and believes it would help detect criminals while allowing people to "go about their daily business in safety". The government announced plans to increase from 10 to 50 the number of live facial recognition vans available to be deployed as part of reforms to policing."
"In an interview with Matt Chorley on BBC Radio 5 live, Mahmood said "appropriate safeguards and regulations" would be in place over the use of the technology and a consultation was taking place. "Let me say I make no apology for rolling out this technology," she said. "The [Metropolitan Police] has been using it for some time now, they've made 1,700 arrests off the back of using live facial recognition.""
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood defended plans to expand live facial recognition deployment from 10 to 50 vans across England and Wales, saying the technology helps detect criminals and allows people to go about their daily business in safety. The government cited Metropolitan Police use that led to 1,700 arrests. Mahmood said appropriate safeguards, regulations, and a consultation are in place and rejected claims of a 'Big Brother' society, comparing the adoption to earlier technologies such as fingerprinting and DNA. Human rights and privacy campaigners warned of significant threats to civil liberties and raised privacy concerns.
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