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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)
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It should be noted, though, that these dragnets are *incredibly* poor value for money, as the British Transport Police discovered after subjecting millions of travelers to facial recognition in train stations, without catching *a single suspect*:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/29/trial-live-facial-recognition-cameras-london-stations-false-positive
2026-10-05T19:07:41.150Z