Council has more than 100 cameras with facial recognition capability

Council has more than 100 cameras with facial recognition capability Preston City Council has more than 100 CCTV cameras with facial recognition technology enabled, according to information disclosed through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by Liberty Investigates.

The council said that, of its 130 cameras, a facial recognition watchlist is used on just one, inside its One Stop Shop at Preston Town Hall.

Ten Lancashire councils said they do not use facial recognition technology or have it enabled on their cameras.

A council spokesperson said: "Preston City Council's CCTV system has the capability to use facial recognition technology.

"The council currently operates a facial recognition watchlist on a single camera located within the One Stop Shop.