Suffolk Police will trial live facial recognition tech in Ipswich on February 22 to identify serious offenders and enhance public safety.
Essex Police is providing the Live Facial Recognition tech. The cameras scan faces in real-time. They compare those faces to a list. This list contains wanted people’s pictures.
If your face isn’t a match, they delete the image. It’s not stored. If there’s a match, police check the person. They make sure it’s the right person. Then, they decide what to do next. This all aims to make the public safer.
The police want to also help with crime investigations. They want to catch criminals who commit serious crimes. The police chief wants Ipswich people to feel safe.
On February 22, they will look for serious offenders. They want to protect people using tech. They also value your privacy. Your image gets deleted if you are not on the list. This happens right away in the location.
The police commissioner supports using this tech. He looks forward to hearing about the results. He believes it can help catch criminals and stop crime. He says other tests had positive impacts. Improving safety through tech has his support.