STOCKHOLM, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Swedish police have been given the all-clear to use automatic image analysis in criminal investigations, which means AI and face-recognition technology may now be used to scan and analyze CCTV footage, Swedish Television (SVT) reported on Monday.
The move comes after the National Forensic Center (NFC), which is part of the Swedish Police Authority, carried out a pilot project in which the technology -- now greenlit by the Swedish Data Protection Authority -- was successfully used in criminal investigations to trace suspects' movements and more. The tool can also be used to read license plates and biometric data, according to SVT report.