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Police use facial recognition to scan one million faces in WA trial leading to 122 arrests

Published November 1, 2026 9:02 pm • Updated November 1, 2026 9:02 pm •
Police use facial recognition to scan one million faces in WA trial leading to 122 arrests
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Deployments of surveillance vans over five months result in nine false alerts and led officers to engage with 146 registered sex offendersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than a million people have had their faces scanned in a trial of real-time facial recognition technology in Western Australia, resulting in 122 arrests and nine incorrect alerts.WA police said under the five-month…

Deployments of surveillance vans over five months result in nine false alerts and led officers to engage with 146 registered sex offendersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than a million people have had their faces scanned in a trial of real-time facial recognition technology in Western Australia, resulting in 122 arrests and nine incorrect alerts.WA police said under the five-month…

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