Western Australia Police report 900K facial scans in 3-month LFR trial
Western Australia Police say their three-month trial of NEC's Neoface m40 live facial recognition produced 905,117 scans, 209 alerts and 79 arrests across 77 deployments in 36 locations. Eight false matches (0.0009%) all misidentified people with darker skin tones.
- 77 deployments across 36 Perth and Fremantle locations since June 22
- 905,117 faces scanned, 209 alerts and 79 arrests in three months
- Eight false matches (0.0009%), all involving darker-skinned people
- Police say they make no apology for using the technology
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