Privacy London police to expand live facial recognition use June 24, 2026 Share By SC Staff (Adobe Stock) Based on information from The Register, the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is set to deploy static live facial recognition (LFR) cameras in London's West End and Soho by the end of this year. This expansion follows a six-month pilot program conducted in the south London borough of Croydon. Static LFR involves temporarily mounting cameras on infrastructure like lampposts, with remote monitoring and officers on the ground identifying individuals matched against a watchlist. The MPS reported that during the Croydon pilot, over 470,000 people passed the cameras, resulting in 173 arrests. One notable arrest led to a two-year prison sentence for a registered sex offender. However, civil liberties groups like Big Brother Watch have raised concerns, urging the Met to halt deployment until Parliament legislates on the technology's use. They cite potential issues like racial bias, referencing a case where a man was wrongly arrested due to a facial recognition match. MPS Commissioner Mark Rowley plans to increase the use of technology, including LFR and AI analysis of CCTV footage, to enhance public safety, despite budget constraints. Source: The Register SC Staff Related Privacy Federal court rules Trump administration’s voter database illegal SC Staff June 23, 2026 The court vacated the SAVE modified system and related notices, deeming them unlawful and arbitrary. Privacy Apple to change Hide My Email domain, potentially impacting anonymous sign-ups SC Staff June 17, 2026 The change, announced to developers, will move anonymously generated email addresses to a new domain, @private.icloud.com. Privacy UK government to ban social media for under-16s SC Staff June 16, 2026 To enforce the ban, social media platforms will be required to implement age verification for new users, likely through ID uploads or facial age scans. Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe Related Terms Anonymization Authenticity Basic Authentication Biometrics Certificate-Based Authentication Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) Digest Authentication Discretionary Access Control (DAC) Geolocation Identity Theft You can skip this ad in 5 seconds