Police use facial recognition to scan one million faces in WA trial leading to 122 arrests
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This story was selected and curated by our editorial team in the AI (artificial intelligence) category. Published on November 1, 2026 • Originally reported by Ima Caldwell and Penry Buckley. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.
This story was selected and curated by our editorial team in the AI (artificial intelligence) category. Published on November 1, 2026 • Originally reported by Ima Caldwell and Penry Buckley. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.
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More 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 trial, which concluded on Saturday, the technology scanned 1,380,882 faces after 100 deployments across 43 regional and metropolitan locations.
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