Metropolitan Police boss Sir Mark Rowley has said live facial recognition (LFR) technology will be used without bias amid concerns about it being deployed at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival.
00:00So a fairly quick response by the Metropolitan Police ahead of the Notting Hill Carnival this bank holiday weekend.
00:08A total of 11 groups, a mix of civil liberty and anti-racism campaigners,
00:16previously sent a letter to the Metropolitan Police praising concerns over live facial recognition,
00:23which is to be introduced at this year's carnival as part of plans to address security concerns following those murders last year.
00:34The letter said the tech was a mass surveillance tool that treats all carnival goers as potential suspects
00:42and has no place at one of London's biggest cultural celebrations.
00:47The groups also raised concerns about a potential for the tech to be less accurate for women and people of colour.
00:57Responding to these concerns, Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says the technology will help locate any dangerous individuals attending the event.
01:11He added the technology has significantly improved since being used at the carnival in the late 2010s and now performs to a much higher standard.
01:25Sir Mark also acknowledged concerns about bias in facial recognition technology,
01:32but says the force has selected the algorithm it uses with care and knows how to use it in a non-discriminatory way.
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