Facial recognition technology is already changing the nature of policing in the capital. To achieve this aim, the Metropolitan Area has announced additional funding for further live facial recognition operations against knife and other offences, as part of a £4m investment from the Home Office. He was given £500,000. The investment will also fund the development of “new technology that can detect knives.” It is a portable or body-worn system that can be carried remotely and operated by individual officers. ”
There have been major successes, with Police Minister Chris Phillip saying the use of cameras in Croydon has led to the arrest of people wanted for firearms and drug offenses, and most notably a double rape suspect. That's what it means.
But the technology, which scans people's faces, has led to accusations that they are part of a “Big Brother” state. There are also important concerns about accuracy and racial bias. It's not hard to imagine how facial databases can be misused now and in the future, so they must be constantly monitored to prevent such problems from occurring.
What is indisputable is that violent crime is a growing problem in our cities. Knife and gun crime both jumped by 20% last year. Just yesterday evening, a woman in her 30s was shot in northeast London. Witnesses said she was an innocent bystander caught in the middle of a gunfight between two groups.
From the use of intelligence-driven stop and search to new technologies, the challenge is to find common ground that makes our streets safer while protecting the freedoms we cherish.
integrated thinking
A new river crossing into the capital is always an exciting development. A proposed pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Lea has received planning permission from Tower Hamlets, with Newham set to follow suit.
The Ailsa Wharf footbridge will provide better access to community facilities, public transport and the current riverside footpath linking to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Londoners will be inspired by this expanded local authority collaboration, with the Department for Transport, Hammersmith-Fulham Council and Transport for London renovating Hammersmith Bridge, a full five years after it was first closed to car traffic. We hope that a final funding agreement can be reached for this purpose.
Flood of 5-star reviews
It's not every day that the Standard publishes a 5-star review. Moreover, he will never have a 3 star review published. But capital's talent and creativity are so great that sometimes it's surprisingly inevitable.
First up is “Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection at the V&A.” Culture editor Nick Clarke describes it as a “breathtaking experience”. and The People, Places and Things at the Trafalgar Theatre, which chief theater critic Nick Curtis declares a “triumph”.
Finally, chief restaurant critic Jimi Famurewa calls Raw at Canary Wharf one of the “gravity-defying openings of the year”. Londoners have no choice.
