#facial recognition

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Charities decry UK plan to use AI to assess age of young asylum seekers

UK asylum age-check AI faces backlash from child refugee groups

More than 100 organizations are warning that the UK’s use of AI facial age estimation on asylum seekers could misclassify children as adults.

Key Takeaways

The UK Home Office has awarded a contract to use AI facial age estimation on asylum seekers with disputed ages.
More than 100 organizations warned the system could wrongly place children in adult detention settings.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 1, 2026·via theguardian.com

Facial recognition in retail is colliding with due process for ordinary shoppers

Accounts from shoppers who say they were falsely flagged by Facewatch in UK stores sharpen questions about accuracy, accountability and how people can challenge automated suspicion.

Key Takeaways

The report described shoppers who said they were falsely identified by Facewatch and ordered to leave stores.
Some said they had difficulty getting help or understanding how to challenge the decision.

DT Editorial Team·May 4, 2026·via theguardian.com

Meta Smart Glasses Are Becoming Glasshole 2.0

Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses are being paired with AI facial recognition to identify strangers in public without consent, triggering a privacy backlash reminiscent of the Google Glass era.

Key Takeaways

Meta Ray-Ban glasses are being paired with AI to identify strangers in real time using facial recognition
Harvard students demonstrated the capability using off-the-shelf tools and the glasses' video feed

DT Editorial Team·Mar 16, 2026·5 min read·via gizmodo.com

Facial Recognition Error Leads to Wrongful Arrest of Software Engineer 100 Miles From Crime Scene

A 26-year-old software engineer was handcuffed and held for nearly 10 hours after UK police facial recognition technology confused him with a burglary suspect in a city he had never visited. The case reignites urgent questions about racial bias in automated surveillance systems deployed across Britain.

DT Editorial Team·Feb 26, 2026·5 min read·via theguardian.com