UK rail cops' £320K face-scanning spree nets zero matches

British Transport Police spent over £320,000 on a six-month live facial recognition trial that scanned 500,000 commuters and produced zero correct matches. The agency extended the program to the London Underground anyway. The outcome presents justice professionals and policy analysts with concrete data on high operational costs, zero arrests, and missing regulatory frameworks.

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