UK Government to Implement New Facial Recognition Laws

• The UK Home Office plans to deploy facial recognition technology at transport hubs and public events for immigration enforcement.
• UK policing minister Sarah Jones has committed to tighter restrictions on live facial recognition on the streets of Britain.
• Privacy groups have criticized the use of facial recognition cameras as 'an indiscriminate tool'.
• A public consultation on the use of facial recognition technology concluded earlier this year.
• The government aims to address criticisms and implement new laws to regulate the use of facial recognition technology.