The Divisional Court yesterday (21st April) dismissed a judicial review challenge to the Metropolitan Police Service’s  policy governing the overt use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology. The claimants – Shaun Thompson, a Black community worker mistakenly identified during an LFR deployment, and Silkie Carlo, Director of Big Brother Watch – argued that the policy … Continue reading High Court finds Met Police’s live facial recognition policy to be lawful