the United Kingdom’s surveillance technology, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location
Sep 23	YorkMix	Concern as ‘deeply intrusive’ police facial recognition cameras come to York↗ YorkMix Face recognition+, Expansion	North Yorkshire Police, UK gb/police/north-yorkshire-police
Sep 21	Yahoo News UK	Facial recognition technology to launch in York city centre this week↗ Yahoo News UKalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Rayo · BBC Face recognition+, Expansion	North Yorkshire Police, UK gb/police/north-yorkshire-police
Sep 21	Your Harrogate	North Yorkshire Police to use live facial recognition for first time↗ Your Harrogate More coverage: Harrogate Informer · This is the Coast Face recognition+, Expansion	North Yorkshire Police, UK gb/police/north-yorkshire-police
Sep 20	Daily Record ($)	Supermarkets 'trusted' to use AI facial recognition cameras but cops face ban↗ Daily Record ($) Face recognition	Police Scotland, UK gb/police/police-scotland
Sep 19	Yahoo News Canada	Drones will not replace officers, says police chief↗ Yahoo News Canadaalso carried by 1 other outlet Drones / UAS+, Expansion	Norfolk Constabulary, UK gb/police/norfolk-constabulary
Sep 18	Deeside.com	Facial recognition cameras to scan Chester city centre this weekend |↗ Deeside.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: chesterstandard.co.uk · Chester's Dee Radio Face recognition+, Expansion	Cheshire Constabulary, UK gb/police/cheshire-constabulary
Sep 18	BBC	Police use drones to prevent disorder at football matches↗ BBCalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Yahoo Sports Drones / UAS+, Expansion	West Midlands Police, UK gb/police/west-midlands-police
Sep 18	South Wales Argus ($)	Underwater drone to boost SARA’s search and rescue operations after funding award↗ South Wales Argus ($) New contract Drones / UAS+, Expansion	Gwent Police, UK gb/police/gwent-police
Sep 17	Yahoo News UK	15,600 faces scanned in one day by police facial recognition in town↗ Yahoo News UKalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: Bucks Free Press Face recognition+, Expansion	Thames Valley Police, UK gb/police/thames-valley-police
Sep 17	Eastern Daily Press ($)	Drones to reach crime scenes before human officers in cutting edge police trial↗ Eastern Daily Press ($) More coverage: Lynn News Drones / UAS+, Expansion	Norfolk Constabulary, UK gb/police/norfolk-constabulary Metropolitan Police Service, UK gb/police/metropolitan-police-service
Sep 16	sUAS News	Transforming rail incident response: BT’s drone SIM powers police drone capability↗ sUAS News More coverage: telecoms.com · Mobile Europe · ADS Advance · Engineering and Technology Magazine · +1 more New contract Drones / UAS+, Expansion	British Transport Police gb/police/british-transport-police
Sep 16	Mobile World Live	BT floats drone benefits after police deployment↗ Mobile World Live More coverage: UK Aviation News · telcotitans.com · The Fast Mode New contract Drones / UAS+, Expansion	British Transport Police gb/police/british-transport-police
Sep 16	Yahoo News UK	LIVE facial recognition active in Bradford city centre right now↗ Yahoo News UKalso carried by 1 other outlet Face recognition+, Expansion	West Yorkshire Police, UK gb/police/west-yorkshire-police
Sep 16	Professional Security Magazine Online	| Professional Security Magazine↗ Professional Security Magazine Online Drones / UAS+, Expansion	British Transport Police gb/police/british-transport-police
Sep 15	Issaquah Reporter	Kent Police Department proposes Drone First Responder program↗ Issaquah Reporteralso carried by 5 other outlets More coverage: Daily Mail Drones / UAS+, Expansion	Dorset Police, UK gb/police/dorset-police
Sep 14	The Providence Journal ($)	Drones join Providence police in first response to crimes, emergencies↗ The Providence Journal ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Norfolk Constabulary · BBC · BBC Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Providence, RI us/ri/providence/city/providence Norfolk Constabulary, UK gb/police/norfolk-constabulary
Sep 11	Kent Online	Kent Police deploy facial recognition cameras↗ Kent Onlinealso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: BBC · BBC Face recognition+, Expansion	Kent Police, UK gb/police/kent-police Essex Police, UK gb/police/essex-police
Sep 11	Manchester Evening News ($)	GMP to use live facial recognition cameras outside Old Trafford for United v City↗ Manchester Evening News ($)also carried by 1 other outlet Face recognition+, Expansion	Greater Manchester Police, UK gb/police/greater-manchester-police
Sep 11	Chester Nub News	Police to deploy Live Facial Recognition in Chester this weekend↗ Chester Nub Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Cheshire Constabulary · Chester Standard Face recognition+, Expansion	Cheshire Constabulary, UK gb/police/cheshire-constabulary
Sep 9	localgov.co.uk	Dudley makes strides in beating antisocial behaviour through drone initiative↗ localgov.co.uk Drones / UAS+, Expansion	West Midlands Police, UK gb/police/west-midlands-police
Sep 8	portsmouth.co.uk	Hampshire police enlist volunteer drone pilots to help crack down on rural crimes↗ portsmouth.co.ukalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: Yahoo News UK · BBC · Police Oracle · Rayo · +3 more Drones / UAS+, Expansion	Hampshire Constabulary, UK gb/police/hampshire-constabulary
Sep 8	Yahoo News Canada	Facial recognition deployed in county first↗ Yahoo News Canadaalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: BBC · Oxford Mail Face recognition+, Expansion	Devon and Cornwall Police, UK gb/police/devon-and-cornwall-police Thames Valley Police, UK gb/police/thames-valley-police
Sep 7	This is Money ($)	Cops to wear £150 night vision goggles to identify ghost number plates↗ This is Money ($) New contract ALPR+, Expansion	Greater Manchester Police, UK gb/police/greater-manchester-police
Sep 5	Rayo	New roads policing team launched in bid to tackle illegal number plates | News - Downtown Radio↗ Rayo ALPR+, Expansion	West Yorkshire Police, UK gb/police/west-yorkshire-police
Sep 4	Yahoo News UK	Facial recognition cameras identify 82 wanted suspects across West Yorkshire↗ Yahoo News UKalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: DM News · Yahoo News UK · Wakefield Express · BBC · +1 more Face recognition+, Expansion	West Yorkshire Police, UK gb/police/west-yorkshire-police
Sep 4	West Yorkshire Police	More than 80 wanted suspects now caught by high tech facial recognition cameras↗ West Yorkshire Police More coverage: Yorkshire Evening Post Face recognition+, Expansion	West Yorkshire Police, UK gb/police/west-yorkshire-police
Sep 3	International Business Times UK	Met Police Pushes Ahead With Facial Recognition Rollout Despite Calls for Regulation First↗ International Business Times UKalso carried by 1 other outlet Face recognition+, Expansion	Metropolitan Police Service, UK gb/police/metropolitan-police-service
Sep 3	GB News ($)	Controversial live facial recognition technology rolled out in Bournemouth for first time↗ GB News ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Colchester Gazette · BBC Face recognition+, Expansion	Dorset Police, UK gb/police/dorset-police Essex Police, UK gb/police/essex-police Devon and Cornwall Police, UK gb/police/devon-and-cornwall-police
Aug 31	Birmingham Live ($)	The new police car catching drivers making costly mistake in the West Midlands↗ Birmingham Live ($) New contract ALPR+, Expansion	West Midlands Police, UK gb/police/west-midlands-police Staffordshire Police, UK gb/police/staffordshire-police
Aug 31	Yahoo News UK	Police facial recognition van scans faces in seconds as it hits the streets↗ Yahoo News UK More coverage: Milton Keynes Citizen Face recognition+, Expansion	Devon and Cornwall Police, UK gb/police/devon-and-cornwall-police Thames Valley Police, UK gb/police/thames-valley-police
Aug 30	The Solihull Observer	PCC calls on DVLA boss to back plans to ban ‘ghost-plates’↗ The Solihull Observer ALPR−, Reduction	West Midlands Police, UK gb/police/west-midlands-police
Aug 30	Daily Mail ($)	Notting Hill Carnival gets off to colourful start as revellers douse each other with paint in dawn ritual - amid backdrop of mammoth police and security operation↗ Daily Mail ($)also carried by 1 other outlet Face recognition+, Expansion	Metropolitan Police Service, UK gb/police/metropolitan-police-service
Aug 30	Yahoo News UK	Police make four arrests, drug searches and seize a knife in one week of patrols↗ Yahoo News UKalso carried by 1 other outlet Face recognition+, Expansion	Dorset Police, UK gb/police/dorset-police
Aug 30	Rayo	Dorset police have brought in facial recognition technology to spot wanted people↗ Rayoalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Wokingham.Today Face recognition+, Expansion	Dorset Police, UK gb/police/dorset-police Thames Valley Police, UK gb/police/thames-valley-police
Aug 29	Daily Express ($)	Major UK police force names one device as the future of crime-busting↗ Daily Express ($) Drones / UAS+, Expansion	Greater Manchester Police, UK gb/police/greater-manchester-police British Transport Police gb/police/british-transport-police
Aug 29	BBC	Investigation ends into Sheerness police drone crash↗ BBCalso carried by 1 other outlet Drones / UAS	Kent Police, UK gb/police/kent-police
Aug 28	GB News ($)	More than 7,000 officers to be deployed for Notting Hill Carnival as Met Police sets out plans↗ GB News ($) More coverage: Parikiaki Face recognition+, Expansion	Metropolitan Police Service, UK gb/police/metropolitan-police-service
Aug 28	London Now ($)	Police launch major security operation for Notting Hill Carnival weekend↗ London Now ($)also carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: Yahoo News Canada · London Evening Standard · Stanisland Magazine · London Daily News · +1 more Face recognition+, Expansion	Metropolitan Police Service, UK gb/police/metropolitan-police-service British Transport Police gb/police/british-transport-police
Aug 28	Rayo	Live Facial Recognition cameras being used in Devon for first time | News - Greatest Hits Radio (Devon)↗ Rayoalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Bucks Free Press · BBC · central.radio Face recognition+, Expansion	Devon and Cornwall Police, UK gb/police/devon-and-cornwall-police Thames Valley Police, UK gb/police/thames-valley-police
Aug 27	Bishop's Stortford Independent	Hertfordshire bucks national trend with 13% reduction in robberies↗ Bishop's Stortford Independent Face recognition	Hertfordshire Constabulary, UK gb/police/hertfordshire-constabulary
Aug 27	Rayo	Two arrests after 5,000 faces scanned by Suffolk Police facial recognition↗ Rayo Face recognition+, Expansion	Suffolk Constabulary, UK gb/police/suffolk-constabulary
Aug 26	Manchester Evening News ($)	GMP's facial recognition leads to first arrest from new alert system↗ Manchester Evening News ($) Face recognition	Greater Manchester Police, UK gb/police/greater-manchester-police
Aug 26	The Solihull Observer	West Midlands Police handed keys to keep region’s roads safe↗ The Solihull Observer New contract ALPR+, Expansion	West Midlands Police, UK gb/police/west-midlands-police
Aug 26	Devon Live	Police deploy high-tech AI facial recognition vans in Devon↗ Devon Livealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Luton Today · Luton Today · ITVX · British Transport Police · +1 more Face recognition+, Expansion	Devon and Cornwall Police, UK gb/police/devon-and-cornwall-police Dorset Police, UK gb/police/dorset-police British Transport Police gb/police/british-transport-police
Aug 26	Bucks Herald	Heavy police presence spotted in Aylesbury town centre as facial recognition van returns↗ Bucks Herald Face recognition+, Expansion	Thames Valley Police, UK gb/police/thames-valley-police
Aug 26	Daily Mail	Police brace for Notting Hill Carnival carnage: Officers will use facial recognition cameras with double usual number of stewards on duty after record-breaking arrests↗ Daily Mailalso carried by 1 other outlet Face recognition+, Expansion	Metropolitan Police Service, UK gb/police/metropolitan-police-service
Aug 26	BBC	Drones are 'without doubt the future of policing'↗ BBC More coverage: BBC Drones / UAS+, Expansion	Greater Manchester Police, UK gb/police/greater-manchester-police
Aug 26	GB News ($)	Notting Hill battens down hatches as major security plans launched with millions set to pile into west London↗ GB News ($) Face recognition+, Expansion	Metropolitan Police Service, UK gb/police/metropolitan-police-service
Aug 26	BBC	Record number of stewards at Notting Hill Carnival↗ BBCalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Yahoo News Canada Face recognition+, ExpansionFixed cameras & RTCC+, Expansion	Metropolitan Police Service, UK gb/police/metropolitan-police-service
Aug 25	Biometric Update	Scotland weighs LFR policies as police request mask ban, ethics study launches↗ Biometric Update Face recognition	Police Scotland, UK gb/police/police-scotland
Aug 25	Police Oracle	Research to help produce facial recognition governance in Scotland↗ Police Oracle Face recognition	Police Scotland, UK gb/police/police-scotland
Aug 25	Birmingham Live ($)	Call for 'immediate ban' on 3D and 4D licence plates helping criminals become ‘invisible’ to police↗ Birmingham Live ($) ALPR−, Reduction	West Midlands Police, UK gb/police/west-midlands-police
Aug 25	Southwark News	What is the solution to Southwark’s high crime rate?↗ Southwark News Face recognition+, Expansion	Metropolitan Police Service, UK gb/police/metropolitan-police-service
Aug 25	Ipswich.co.uk	How live facial recognition works, and why you're always told first↗ Ipswich.co.ukalso carried by 4 other outlets More coverage: BBC · Bournemouth Echo · Yahoo News UK Face recognition+, ExpansionSchools & transit+, Expansion	Suffolk Constabulary, UK gb/police/suffolk-constabulary Dorset Police, UK gb/police/dorset-police
Aug 25	BBC	Facial recognition van in Ipswich, Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds↗ BBCalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Milton Keynes Citizen · MKFM Face recognition+, ExpansionSchools & transit+, Expansion	Suffolk Constabulary, UK gb/police/suffolk-constabulary Surrey Police, UK gb/police/surrey-police Thames Valley Police, UK gb/police/thames-valley-police
Aug 24	Leeds Live	Leeds Festival traffic warning as police deploy speed cameras around Bramham Park↗ Leeds Live Face recognition+, Expansion	West Yorkshire Police, UK gb/police/west-yorkshire-police
Aug 24	RailAdvent	Police increase drone launch sites to seven during pioneering project↗ RailAdvent Drones / UAS+, Expansion	British Transport Police gb/police/british-transport-police
Aug 24	BBC	Why drones are flying over Manchester railways↗ BBCalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Daily Express · JournalArta Drones / UAS+, Expansion	British Transport Police gb/police/british-transport-police
Aug 23	The Observer ($)	Big Brother is watching UK shoppers, but still prone to identity blunders↗ The Observer ($) Face recognition+, Expansion	Metropolitan Police Service, UK gb/police/metropolitan-police-service
Aug 23	Reading Today Online	Police reveal plans to use facial recognition vans in Reading during August bank holiday weekend↗ Reading Today Onlinealso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: Bracknell News · Yahoo News Australia Face recognition+, Expansion	Thames Valley Police, UK gb/police/thames-valley-police Suffolk Constabulary, UK gb/police/suffolk-constabulary
Aug 21	West Yorkshire Police	More arrests made after high tech cameras return to Bradford↗ West Yorkshire Police Face recognition+, Expansion	West Yorkshire Police, UK gb/police/west-yorkshire-police
Aug 21	voice-online.co.uk	Live Facial Recognition (LFR) used at Manchester’s Caribbean Carnival, police say↗ voice-online.co.uk Face recognition+, Expansion	Greater Manchester Police, UK gb/police/greater-manchester-police
Aug 21	Computing UK ($)	ICO: Police facial recognition needs stronger oversight↗ Computing UK ($) More coverage: Biometric Update · UKAuthority Face recognition+, ExpansionSchools & transit+, Expansion	West Yorkshire Police, UK gb/police/west-yorkshire-police Greater Manchester Police, UK gb/police/greater-manchester-police South Wales Police, UK gb/police/south-wales-police
Aug 19	BBC	Police watchdog calls for live facial recognition to tackle football disorder↗ BBC Face recognition+, Expansion	Police Scotland, UK gb/police/police-scotland
Aug 19	Local Government Lawyer	Police forces must make sure there is clear senior oversight for staff using Facial Recognition Technology: ICO↗ Local Government Lawyer More coverage: biometricupdate.com Face recognition	Greater Manchester Police, UK gb/police/greater-manchester-police
Aug 18	London Evening Standard	Londoners wary as Live Facial Recognition trialled at transport hubs↗ London Evening Standard Face recognition+, Expansion	British Transport Police gb/police/british-transport-police Metropolitan Police Service, UK gb/police/metropolitan-police-service
Aug 18	Manchester Evening News ($)	The new eyes in the sky policing Manchester from 200 miles away in London↗ Manchester Evening News ($) Drones / UAS+, Expansion	British Transport Police gb/police/british-transport-police
Aug 18	Yahoo News UK	British Transport Police's beyond Visual Line of Sight drone in action↗ Yahoo News UK Drones / UAS	British Transport Police gb/police/british-transport-police
Aug 17	BBC	Arrests after facial recognition tool used in town↗ BBC More coverage: Yahoo News UK Face recognition+, Expansion	West Yorkshire Police, UK gb/police/west-yorkshire-police Suffolk Constabulary, UK gb/police/suffolk-constabulary
Aug 17	Business News Nigeria ($)	Premier League steps up policing tech with £3.42m facial recognition trial↗ Business News Nigeria ($) New contract Face recognition+, Expansion	Metropolitan Police Service, UK gb/police/metropolitan-police-service Cheshire Constabulary, UK gb/police/cheshire-constabulary
Aug 17	Gadget Review	Fixed Drone Police Stations Are Already Watching Your City↗ Gadget Reviewalso carried by 1 other outlet Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Yonkers, NY us/ny/westchester/city/yonkers Metropolitan Police Service, UK gb/police/metropolitan-police-service
Aug 17	Yorkshire Live	Nine including stalker and wanted shoplifter caught out in Huddersfield with live facial recognition cameras↗ Yorkshire Live More coverage: Huddersfield Hub Face recognition+, Expansion	West Yorkshire Police, UK gb/police/west-yorkshire-police

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