Live Facial Recognition in London ‘Absolutely Fair,’ Says Met Police Official

A Metropolitan Police official defended the proportionality of deploying live facial recognition (LFR) in London, saying it’s “absolutely fair.” Giving evidence to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee on Tuesday, Lindsey Chiswick, director of intelligence at the Met, said she believes the balance between security and privacy is right. “I think that balance is right, I am quite happy for a fleeting instantaneous glimpse of my face, which is immediately destroyed if I’m not on the watch list. I’m content for that to take place. Others may feel different. The majority of the public in the surveys that there have been over the past three years are supportive though,” she said....