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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Martin Bentham

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Facial recognition can revolutionise policing says minister as rape suspect caught with tech - Caught on Camera

The use of live facial recognition cameras by police should be expanded significantly to help protect women and girls from sex predators, a Home Office minister said on Thursday.

Policing minister Chris Philp made the call after a suspected rapist, along with other crime suspects, was caught during a deployment of the technology in south London.

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