Police use facial recognition to scan one million faces in WA trial leading to 122 arrests
Western Australia police conducted a facial recognition surveillance trial over five months across 43 locations, scanning 1,380,882 faces using deployment vans. The trial resulted in 122 arrests and nine incorrect alerts (false positives). This deployment represents a significant expansion of facial recognition surveillance in Australia and raises questions about accuracy, privacy implications, and the future use of real-time scanning technology in law enforcement.
Key points
- 1.38 million faces scanned in WA five-month trial
- 122 arrests made with 9 false alerts recorded
- 100 deployments across 43 regional and metropolitan locations
- Raises privacy and accuracy concerns for facial recognition deployment
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