Police to use live facial recognition in Cardiff during Beyoncé concert
by Geneva Abdul from Technology | The Guardian on (#6BS2S)
Technology be to deployed in city centre to identify wanted individuals, leading to concerns over normalisation of surveillance
Police will use live facial recognition technology in Cardiff during the Beyonce concert on Wednesday, despite concerns about racial bias and human rights.
The technology will be used in Cardiff city centre, but not at the stadium, to support" the artist's concert at the Principality stadium by identifying wanted individuals and ensuring safeguarding, South Wales police said, as the artist kicks off the UK leg of her first solo headline tour in seven years.
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