Tag Archives: LFR

MP Jones welcomes High Court ruling on RoboCop cameras

Posted on April 22, 2026 by insidecroydon

Human rights campaigners are to appeal yesterday’s High Court ruling that determined that the Metropolitan Police’s use of unproven Live Facial Recognition cameras did not breach people’s human rights, judges saying the force’s policy gave an “adequate indication of the … Continue reading →

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10,000 sign Liberty petition against facial recognition cameras

Posted on April 16, 2025 by insidecroydon

Jason Perry’s council might not be allowing open discussion or questions on things that matter to the public, but Liberty, the widely respected human rights organisation, has got nearly 10,000 signatures on a petition that calls for more and better … Continue reading →

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1,700 jobs to be axed at ‘rapidly shrinking’ Metropolitan Police

Posted on April 3, 2025 by insidecroydon

The “rapidly shrinking” Metropolitan Police is to axe 1,700 police, staff and community support officers due to a £260million budget shortfall. The cuts will fall mainly on the Royal Parks Police, which is to be disbanded, on dog units and … Continue reading →

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Big Brother arrives in Croydon with Orwellian police cameras

Posted on March 27, 2025 by insidecroydon

North End and London Road are to be the first locations in the country to have permanently fitted Live Facial Recognition cameras, despite significant concerns about the legalities of the surveillance techniques and questions over their whether they even work … Continue reading →

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Latest CCTV swoop on North End delivers eight more arrests

Posted on January 24, 2024 by insidecroydon

The Metropolitan Police appear to have abandoned their regular Thursday afternoon appointment with local crims on North End, and after a month of trialling Live Facial Recognition on Croydon’s main shopping street, the force has mixed things up a bit. … Continue reading →

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Big Brother is watching – and making arrests – in town centre

Posted on December 8, 2023 by insidecroydon

The Metropolitan Police made seven arrests in Croydon town centre yesterday by using Live Facial Recognition technology. LFR uses a live camera feed, or feeds, of people’s faces in crowds, and compares the live images against photos on a predetermined … Continue reading →

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