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Tuesday, October 27 — as of 9:47 AM ET
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Suffolk Constabulary will deploy live…

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 21 stories · view as email
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Suffolk Constabulary will deploy borrowed live facial recognition gear across three town centers.(Bury Mercury)
Suffolk Constabulary announced plans to deploy live facial recognition cameras across three town centers to scan pedestrians against a watchlist. The BBC reports the force scanned 80,000 faces and made four arrests during a similar deployment in August.
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Officers in three states faced investigation or discipline for improper or unauthorized use of license plate readers.
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Past issues
Mon, Oct 26
New York passes license plate reader bill
Fri, Oct 23
Met Police deploys live facial recognition
Thu, Oct 22
A New Mexico judge orders Meta…
Wed, Oct 21
Madison County drops Flock Safety contract
Tue, Oct 20
ACLU warns ICE could target activists
Mon, Oct 19
El Paso bars Flock license plate reader deals
Fri, Oct 16
Courts reject DOJ voter roll lawsuits
Thu, Oct 15
ICE plans contractor analyst program
Wed, Oct 14
Missouri sues Temu, alleging spyware code
Tue, Oct 13
Davidson County votes to bag Flock cameras

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