Report Summary
The Chair of the Scottish Police Authority launched a national conversation on the potential use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) in Scotland in June 2024. This paper aims to provide a summary of the available information on the use of LFR in a policing context.
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Public polling on the use of emerging technologies
There has been support in public surveying in Scotland that facial recognition technology should be used in public spaces by the police to identify people who are wanted by them or who are missing. Although people’s support for police use of facial recognition can change depending on the situation.
