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A research has been conducted to prove if the Met police using facial recognition technology is accurate . It has been proven that this method is 8.1% inaccurate by showing people who are innocent, this result has been supported by real life trials . It has been mentioned that this technology have many disadvantages such as privacy which if someone has to take the met to court it would be a successful challenge .Another disadvantage is that the watch list isn’t updated which makes it insufficient . In conclusion an investment will be made to update their system and to improve their efficiency.
Session 3 – Article 2 Metropolitan police facial recognition technology
In a report carried out it showed how four out of five suspects identified by the metro police are are innocent . Researchers found that this method is 8.1% inaccurate referring that in majority of the cases that the faces flagged by the police are not on the wanted list .
The Met has conducted 10 trials at different locations to monitor crowds using life facial recognition . Professors such as Professor Pete Fussey and Dr Daragh Murray conducted a research to evaluate the accuracy of the technology which resulted to only 8 were verified correct and showed a rate of 8.1% not being correct, also that four from the 42 were not found as they were in the crowd . They also mentioned that this technology ignores the fundamental human rights that if someone decides to take the met to court there would be a chance that it will be a successful challenge . The co-authors did come to an agreement that this technology comes with operational problems when coming to getting consent of those affected .
According to that report that the data to create the watch list is not current so people who’s case have been addressed were being stopped which makes the system not sufficient . The Met’s senior technologist addressed that a huge investment to the system so that the people on the police’s list would be legal . The Facial recognition system did bring an issue when the Met were being challenged in court by Big Brother Watch as they were campaigning against surveillance .
In my opinion this can help the police in an investigation and if it is used properly can solve crimes quicker , but also people will feel uncomfortable if they are being watched by the police even if they are innocent . This IT system can also use an issue for the new data protection laws as citizens will not feel protected . In conclusion this system can be a great one if used properly and accurate so investments shall be done to update the systems to make them greater and ensure people are safe .
Zabbar being a slow city from a local’s perspective
Being part of the local council of zabbar gave me a better perspective of what i can do to help my community , especially being appointed the environmental role . I can definitely say that when I meet with people I do listen to different stories and opinions particularly the elder generation. In my opinion comparing my life to theirs it shows a contrast how life came fast paced.
Ideas which stood out for me where that our village square will be off limits to cars being parked and utilise this area we can do an outdoor cafe overlooking the parish church , where people can wind down after a day from work or school . Another idea is to use the newly done park and plan events to gather the community and socialise were families can enjoy and children can play without their parents worrying for the cars .
From my perspective as a local council should encourage using a car free space, getting together as a community and invest more in adding more trees and plants while ensuring they will be well maintained .
