"There are concerns that human rights will be violated," he says the BBC, as Wales' police force launches a facial recognition app that will "allow officers to use their phones to confirm someone's identity".
The application, known as Operator Initiated Facial Recognition (OIFR), has already been trialled by 70 police officers across south Wales and will be used by South Wales Police and Gwent Police.
Police said using it on unconscious or dead people would help officers identify them immediately so their family could be notified immediately with caution and compassion. In cases where someone is wanted for a criminal offence, police said they will ensure they are quickly arrested and detained. The police also said that cases of mistaken identity would be easily resolved without the need to visit a police station or a holding cell.
Police said photos taken using the app would not be kept on mobile devices and those taken in private places such as homes, schools, medical facilities and places of worship would only be used in situations involving a risk of significant harm. damages.
Liberty, one team civil liberties group, is asking for privacy protections from the government, according to a letter, which also includes the following quote from Jake Hurfurt, of the Big Data civil liberties/protection group Brother Watch.
"In Britain, none of us need to be identified by the police without a very good reason, but this anarchic surveillance technology threatens to strip us of that fundamental right."
