17 days ago · London
Trial of live facial recognition in London stations ends with a false positive and no arrests
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to London. The first report grouped here was at 29 Sept 2026, 09:48 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Trial of live facial recognition in London stations ends with a false positive and no arrests”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Freedom of information request finds six-month trial cost £320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one – incorrect – alert A six-month trial of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in London’s railway stations that cost more than £320,000 and almost 100 hours of police officers’ time led…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian UK
Trial of live facial recognition in London stations ends with a false positive and no arrests
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Trial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrests
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian