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Police to ramp up use of 'out-of-control' facial recognition tech
The use of controversial facial recognition technology will be ramped up by police under government plans.
Ministers are launching a 10-week consultation asking for views on how the tech should be regulated to protect people's privacy. The government also plans to create a new regulator overseeing facial recognition, as well as biometrics and other tools.
The Home Office spent £12.6m on facial recognition last year, and policing minister Sarah Jones said its capabilities offer the "biggest breakthrough for catching criminals since DNA matching". But civil liberties campaigners say its use is "out of control.
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