Live facial recognition to be used at Leeds Festival for first time

Police will be using live facial recognition technology at Leeds Festival this year, it has been confirmed.

Live facial recognition technology could be used to help prevent football disorder, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland has said.

Facial recognition could be used to stop banned football fans attending matches in Scotland after Old Firm disorder.

Delhi Police say technology was used in “legitimate state interest” to identify “hardened criminals and not ordinary people”; say “false narrative” is being spread against a “legitimate, bona fide and proportionate” policing measure