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On London's streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and liberty

By Paul Sandle

May 25 2026 6:28AM

UK gov works to develop legal framework.

On London's streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and liberty

Tourists, shoppers and office workers in a busy London street on an ordinary weekday found themselves part of a digital ⁠identity check as live ⁠facial recognition cameras scanned faces against a police watchlist. The operation was an example of a technology the Metropolitan Police ...

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