Australian federal police tested controversial facial recognition search engine, FOI documents reveal
by Ariel Bogle from on (#6FT96)
Exclusive: AFP tells Senate estimates it is now aware the PimEyes and FaceCheck.ID platforms may have been tested for operational purposes on around 10 occasions
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The Australian federal police have tested a controversial facial recognition search engine, possibly for operational use.
Documents obtained by Guardian Australia under freedom of information laws show hundreds of connections between AFP devices and the website PimEyes between 1 January and 4 August this year.
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