Over 50 sex offenders in London arrested using facial recognition technology


Faces of passers-by are then captured and run against a pre-approved watchlist. — Image by gstudioimagen on Freepik

LONDON: More than 50 sex offenders found to be in breach of court orders have been tracked down by London's Metropolitan Police using facial recognition technology.

The new technology has been used to arrest people wanted for criminal offences ranging from theft to rape across London.

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