"The United Kingdom's controversial rollout of facial recognition technology will rely on software that appears to have already been deployed in Gaza, where it is used by the Israeli army to track, trace, and abduct thousands of Palestinian civilians passing through checkpoints. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced on Monday that British police would massively increase the use of facial recognition technology used for surveillance purposes."
"Enquiries by Al Jazeera to the Home Office's procurement agency, Blue Light Commercial, confirmed that the Israeli-based firm Corsight AI had been subcontracted by UK company Digital Barriers to provide the artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition software. Under the Home Office's proposals, the UK's current fleet of 10 live facial recognition vans will be expanded to more than 50, which will be deployed nationwide to identify individuals on police watchlists,"
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced a major increase in police use of facial recognition for surveillance, expanding the fleet from 10 live vans to more than 50 nationwide. The Home Office's procurement agency, Blue Light Commercial, confirmed that Israeli-based Corsight AI was subcontracted by UK firm Digital Barriers to supply the artificial intelligence facial recognition software as part of a £20 million roll-out following a six-month Essex trial. Corsight's software appears to have been deployed in Gaza, where Israeli forces have used it to track, trace and abduct Palestinian civilians at checkpoints, prompting civil liberties and accuracy concerns.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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