Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
64/100
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Thousands of Christmas shoppers on London’s Oxford Street will have their faces scanned by live facial recognition cameras, with the technology due to be installed in December, just in time for the festive shopping rush.
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technology → have → rush
It will be among the first areas in the country to have permanent, live, facial recognition (LFR) infrastructure scanning the faces of people passing through and comparing them with a watchlist of wanted suspects.
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It → have → suspects
LFR has been widely criticised by human rights groups, with one organisation describing the technology as “unregulated”.
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organisation → criticise → technology
The cameras will likely be installed in December, it is understood, and could be attached to street furniture such as lampposts.
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it → instal → lampposts
It comes as a stretch of Oxford Street is due to be pedestrianised next week, with plans for the whole street to eventually become traffic-free.
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street → come → plans
Akiko Hart, director of human rights organisation Liberty, told the Press Association: “The introduction of fixed, live, facial recognition cameras on Oxford Street will mean thousands of Christmas shoppers will have their faces scanned by this unregulated surveillance technology without being given a choice.
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faces → tell → choice
“Despite a public consultation on facial recognition closing in February, the Government has yet to publish its response.
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Government → close → response
Yet permanent, facial recognition cameras are set to be installed in one of the country’s busiest destinations without a legal framework to protect the public’s rights.
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cameras → set → rights
“This lack of transparency damages public trust and, until clear laws, proper safeguards and independent oversight are in place, this significant rollout should be paused.”
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rollout → damage → place
A Met spokesperson said: “Live, facial recognition is an important tool which is helping us keep London safe.
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us → say → London
“Static cameras have already been piloted in Croydon for six months and contributed to a 10% reduction in crime and led to 173 arrests – one every 35 minutes.
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cameras → pilot → arrests
Considering this success, the public would rightly expect us to look at how we can use technology to keep the busiest parts of our capital safe.
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we → consider → capital
“It is important to note that static systems are only turned on when officers are present on the ground, and signs will make it clear to the public that a deployment is taking place.
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deployment → note → place
Conversations remain ongoing with our partners on where we will place the cameras.”
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we → remain → cameras
Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, of the Met, has described LFR as “one of the most revolutionary technology advances in policing in recent years”, with the force arresting more than 2,000 people using facial recognition since the start of 2024.
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force → describe → 2024
The technology has also started to be deployed at London’s Tube stations.
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technology → start → stations
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has backed the expansion of LFR.
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Badenoch → back → LFR
Speaking at the Police Federation annual conference on Thursday, she said: “We will expand live, facial recognition so that instead of spending hours and hours crawling through CCTV, you’ll get a match in seconds.”
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you → speak → seconds
The Aporia
