UK · 12 August 2026

Live facial recognition cameras to be used on UK’s busiest shopping street

Reported by The Guardian UK

The Metropolitan Police are understood to be planning to use live facial recognition technology on London’s Oxford Street. Sadiq Khan has indicated the deployment will go ahead on Britain’s busiest shopping street. The move comes despite human rights concerns.

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