Metropolitan police
Westminster incident: Man shot dead by police Tasered after brandishing two knives
A man has been shot dead by police in Westminster following an incident on Sunday night. Armed responders used a Taser and a gun to stop the man after he produced two knives when challenged by officers, police said. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the incident took place at 11.25pm on Sunday and is “not being …
Met police chief: facial recognition technology critics are ill-informed | Technology
The Metropolitan police commissioner, Cressida Dick, has attacked critics of facial recognition technology for using arguments she has claimed are highly inaccurate and ill-informed. The Met began operational use of the technology earlier this month despite concerns raised about its accuracy and privacy implications by civil liberties groups, including Amnesty International UK, Liberty and Big …
Met removes hundreds from gangs matrix after breaking data laws | UK news
Hundreds of young people have been removed from a controversial police list of alleged gang members after claims that it is discriminatory and blighted their life chances, the Guardian has learned. The Metropolitan police’s gangs matrix, which the force says is a vital tool in tackling violence in London, has been found to be breaking …
Police face calls to end use of facial recognition software | Technology
Police are facing calls to halt the use of facial recognition software to search for suspected criminals in public after independent analysis found matches were only correct in a fifth of cases and the system was likely to break human rights laws. Academics from the University of Essex were granted access to six live trials …
