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Essex police use intrusive facial recognition for first time
Facial recognition technology in use in Leicester Square, London
LIVE facial recognition was introduced in Essex for the first time this week as police across Britain ramp up use of the intrusive technology.
Southend officers carried out targeted operations with the camera system on Tuesday, while Chelmsford police followed suit today.
The technology, which is on loan from South Wales police, has been criticised as wildly ineffective.
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