Concerns Over Police Scotland's Facial Recognition Plans

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Police Scotland's consideration of live facial recognition technology has raised concerns about potential bias and human rights violations. Chief Constable Jo Farrell advocates for its use, while experts and Scottish Liberal Democrats warn it could harm public relations and is not yet fit for deployment.[AI generated]

Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?

Live facial recognition is an AI system under consideration, and although no deployment or harms have yet occurred in Scotland, its use would plausibly lead to violations of privacy, potential civil rights breaches, and misidentification harms (false positives/negatives). The discussion is about preventing future risks rather than reporting a realized incident, making this an AI Hazard.[AI generated]
AI principles
FairnessPrivacy & data governanceRespect of human rightsTransparency & explainabilityRobustness & digital securityAccountabilityDemocracy & human autonomySafety
Industries
Government, security, and defence
Affected stakeholders
General public
Harm types
Human or fundamental rightsReputationalPublic interest
Business function:
Compliance and justice
AI system task:
Recognition/object detection

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