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Trial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrests.

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A six-month trial of live facial recognition in London railway stations cost over £320,000, used almost 100 police hours, and produced a single, incorrect alert with no arrests. The details came from a freedom of information request.

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“Freedom of information request finds six-month trial cost £320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one – incorrect – alert A six-month trial of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in London’s railway stations that cost more than £320,000…”
Guardian Technology, 29 Sept 2026, 09:48.

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