Alarm over facial recognition policing during Beyoncé gig
The Guardian|May 18, 2023
Police were due to use live facial recognition technology in Cardiff during the Beyoncé concert last night despite concerns about racial bias and human rights.
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Alarm over facial recognition policing during Beyoncé gig

The LFR technology was to be used in Cardiff city centre, but not at the Principality stadium, to "support" the artist's concert by identifying wanted individuals and ensuring public safeguarding, South Wales police said, as the artist kicked off the UK leg of her first solo headline tour in seven years.

In the past, police use of LFR in England and Wales had been limited to special operations such as football matches or the coronation, when there was a crackdown on protesters.

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