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Essex Police Halt Facial Recognition Over Racial Bias Concerns

First article: 19 mar. 2026, 17:26 | Last update: 19 mar. 2026, 17:26 | 1 source | 1 article
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Essex Police have ceased using live facial recognition (LFR) technology following the release of a study highlighting racial bias within the system. The decision comes amid growing concerns about the accuracy and fairness of facial recognition algorithms, particularly their potential to disproportionately misidentify individuals from minority ethnic backgrounds. Civil liberties groups have long campaigned against the use of LFR, citing privacy violations and the risk of discriminatory policing.

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Essex police pause facial recognition camera use after study finds racial bias Foto: The Guardian
The Guardian Robert Booth and Mark Wilding 19 mar. 2026, 17:26 (1 day ago) Excellent

Essex police pause facial recognition camera use after study finds racial bias

Academics discover black people ‘significantly more likely’ to be identified when compared with other ethnic groupsEssex police has paused its use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology after a study found cameras were significantly more likely to target black people than people of other ethnicities.The move to suspend use of the AI-enabled systems was revealed by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which regulates the use of the technology deployed so far by at least 13 police for

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