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Aus ‘mass surveillance exercise’ slammed - News.com.au
The system scanned people's faces in public and matched them against a police watchlist, leading to alerts and arrests.
- Date it happened
- 2026-06-01
- Organisation involved
- Western Australia Police
- Product, system or model
- Live Facial Recognition (LFR)
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