UK facial recognition rollout widens as police oversight rules take shape

Suffolk Constabulary will deploy live facial recognition technology across three locations in early November. The force plans to use the system in Lowestoft on 3 November, Bury St Edmunds on 4 November and Ipswich on 5 November. Officers will operate a dedicated van using borrowed NEC NeoFace equipment. The announcement was made on 26 October.

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