The rise of facial recognition policing

Prospect Magazine: With the arrival of facial recognition, having a photo on the police national database created a heightened risk of being flagged as a criminal suspect. That is exactly what happened to Choudhury, who says his custody photo was taken in 2021 after he was attacked on a night out then mistakenly identified as a suspect. He was released without charge, but his photo stayed on the system and, several years later, popped up as a match for the Milton Keynes burglary…