'A digital line-up': How police scanned 1.3m faces across Manchester and made just 126 arrests

Manchester Evening News - Oct 12, 2026

SPECIAL REPORT: Greater Manchester Police says live facial recognition has helped identify wanted offenders and vulnerable people. For critics, however, the technology risks turning public spaces into a ‘constant police line-up’

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