You are about to be charged £0.00* *Your gift has been applied Thank you for subscribing! Controversial live facial recognition technology rolled out in Bournemouth for first time One resident warned: 'It just feels like you’re being watched everywhere' Live facial recognition technology has been rolled out by Dorset Police in Bournemouth for the first time. The system is being used by forces across the country, as technology plays an increasing role in preventing and investigating time. Detective Chief Inspector Jamie Harford, who is part of the team operating the technology, said: “The technology is really successful. The inaccuracy is very, very low.” A camera scans the faces of people passing the van, searching for potential matches against a criminal watchlist. If a match is flagged, officers inside the van are alerted and can decide whether to intervene. DCI Halford said the technology had already produced a positive match involving a sex offender. He said: “We’ve exchanged with our local uniform officers. They’ve spoken to that individual, confirmed that that person wasn’t breaching their order and that person was allowed to go." The watchlist can contain wanted people, suspects, offenders subject to court orders and people reported missing. The system is being used by police forces across the country |GB NEWS Dorset Police’s watchlist currently contains around 5,000 names. During a demonstration, my face was added to the list as I walked past the camera. Within seconds, the system scanned my face and flagged a potential match to officers. A survey conducted by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner revealed 74 per cent of responders support the use of live facial recognition, while 23 per cent oppose it. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS A camera scans the faces of people passing the van |GB NEWS Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner David