Police facial recognition trial scans one million faces in WA, leads to 122 arrests

A five-month Western Australia police trial using facial recognition in surveillance vans scanned one million faces, resulting in 122 arrests and nine false alerts, with officers engaging 146 registered sex offenders.

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2026-11-02 02:02 · The Guardian AI
Police use facial recognition to scan one million faces in WA trial leading to 122 arrests

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