Image Recognition
Remaining anonymous in public is becoming increasingly hard because surveillance technology is so pervasive, the UK biometrics commissioner has said. Fraser Sampson also warned about the rising use of “pre-crime” video cameras, which identify suspects before an offence is committed. SponsoredHe said the combination of ubiquitous CCTV cameras, advances in technology and social media meant that anyone in most public places could be identified. “Live facial recognition has the ability to shrink all of our worlds,” said Sampson, whose full title is the biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner. “The question is how far it should be allowed to do so in pursuit of law enforcement.”According to a report published this month by Sampson’s office, more than a third of police forces in England and