Oxford Street tourists ‘to be monitored by facial recognition cameras’

Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleShoppers on Oxford Street, London during warm summer weather (PA Archive)Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan has indicated that the newly pedestrianised Oxford Street will be monitored by permanent live facial recognition cameras. The scheme would mark one of the UK's first permanent deployments of live facial recognition, using fixed cameras on street infrastructure rather than mobile vans. Human rights organisations including Liberty and Big Brother Watch heavily criticised the plan, describing it as an intrusive escalation in routine public surveillance. Scotland Yard aims to deploy static systems across the West End and Soho to target high-crime areas, following rollouts at London Tube stations and in Croydon. The Metropolitan Police and City Hall defended the technology as a key tool to tackle crime, noting it has led to more than 2,000 arrests since early 2024. In fullOxford Street shoppers to have faces scanned by controversial technologyMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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