NeoFace Watch
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NeoFace Watch is a facial recognition system used to fight crime, improve public safety, and prevent fraud.
The system can be used for real-time facial recognition and to search against archived video and static images.
NeoFace Watch was developed by Japanese company NEC and is marketed globally by its subsidiary NEC Software Solutions UK (formerly Northgate Public Services).
Facial recognition system
A facial recognition system is a technology potentially capable of matching a human face from a digital image or a video frame against a database of faces.
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Operator: Hyderabad City Police; Metropolitan Police Service (MPS); South Wales Police
Developer: NEC
Country: India; UK
Sector: Govt - police
Purpose: Identify criminals
Technology: Facial recognition
Issue: Accuracy/reliability; Bias/discrimination; Ethics/values; Privacy; Surveillance
Transparency and accountability ๐
Transparency and accountability ๐
NEC claims to have built-in privacy controls and a commitment to transparency with NeoFace Watch, but publicly available documents do not provide clear evidence or examples of how transparent the system's inner workings and decision processes are in practice.
Risks and harms ๐
Risks and harms ๐
Concerns have been riased about NeoFace Watch's inaccuracy, bias and privacy.
Incidents and issues ๐ฅ
Incidents and issues ๐ฅ
Research, advocacy ๐งฎ
Research, advocacy ๐งฎ
Gikay A.A. (2023). REGULATING USE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES OF LIVE FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY IN PUBLIC SPACES: AN INCREMENTAL APPROACH
Big Brother Watch (2018). Face Off - The lawless growth of facial recognition in UK policing (pdf)
Investigations, assessments, audits ๐๏ธ
Investigations, assessments, audits ๐๏ธ
Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy (2022). A Sociotechnical Audit: Assessing Police Use of Facial Recognition (pdf)
Bateman W., Powles J. (2021). Legal Audit of AI in the Public Sector
National Physical Laboratory (2020). Metropolitan Police Service Live Facial Recognition Trials (pdf)
Fussey, P., Murray, D. (2019). Independent Report on the London Metropolitan Police Serviceโs Trial of Live Facial Recognition Technology
Cardiff University (2018). AN EVALUATION OF SOUTH WALES POLICEโS USE OF AUTOMATED FACIAL RECOGNITION (pdf)
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Type: System
Published: June 2024
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