Image Recognition
The police in China have smart glasses that can spot suspects in a crowded stationThe force’s immediate priority is for body camerasTechnology that explores the possibility of using digital glasses fitted with facial recognition abilities is to be examined by Police Scotland. The Scottish Police Authority (SPA), which holds the force to account, has approved £400 million plans for a digital division to tackle cybercrime, with scores of officers drafted into its ranks. SponsoredSenior figures in the force have admitted staff are using out-of-date technology after years of funding shortfalls, which has held up the introduction of body video cameras, raising questions over how quickly new items could be brought into use. A paper on the Police Scotland digital plan presented at an SPA board meeting in Edinburgh this week by Andrew Hendry, its chief digital information officer, said: “In terms of emerging digital technologies