Facial recognition to be used at British Grand Prix for a second year

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Facial recognition to be used at British Grand Prix for a second year
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Police will use the technology to help prevent criminal activity at the British Grand Prix in July.

Det Supt Richard Tompkins said the force were "incredibly proud" to be working with SilverstoneNorthamptonshire Police will use the technology to help prevent criminal activity at the event, which is expected to host about 480,000 people on 4-7 July.Det Supt Richard Tompkins said: "Each year throws up its own challenges so we can never afford to become complacent."

Signs and QR codes will be displayed to "clearly" mark where the live facial recognition is being used.About 480,000 people are expected to visit Silverstone in south Northamptonshire for the British Grand Prix weekend"If you are wanted in Northamptonshire... in surrounding counties, or indeed if we have information that you may be coming to commit crime as part of an organised gang, we will load your image up.

It was found that there had been no clear guidance on where the technology could be used and who could be put on a watch list, and that a data protection impact assessment was deficient.

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