A camera being used by police in London. British authorities have ramped up the use of facial recognition, AI and Internet regulation to address crime and other issues, stoking concerns of surveillance overreach. — Charlotte Hadden/The New York Times
AS a couple with a stroller walked past a police van adorned with cameras on one of London’s busiest shopping streets recently, officers stopped the man for questioning.
After several minutes, they put him in handcuffs and took him away.
