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judge decided against a buyer who brought a legal challenge against The Police , the automatic face recognition (AFR) use technology.

The court refused the judicial review on All grounds, the search to South Wales police had followed The Rules and their use AFR was justified.

The High court said, this was the First Time that a court in The World had, as the use of technology.

the Civil rights group Liberty said his client would appeal against the verdict.

It had argued it was so similar to the unregulated extraction of DNA or fingerprints Without Consent applies, and he is campaigning for a complete ban on The Practice .

Ed bridges had claimed to be the image twice by the AFR technology

The court was a judicial review, according to Ed bridges, Cardiff,, his Human Rights were violated when he was photographed while Christmas shopping.

His avoidance action claims, to the use of the tool infringed his right to privacy and data protection and equality laws.

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Liberty lawyer Megan Goulding said: "This is a disappointing judgment reflects the very serious danger that the face recognition to our rights and freedoms.

"the face detection is a very Intrusive monitoring technology, which enables it to monitor The Police and to keep track of All of us. "

South Wales Police have said as The National lead force to police the operation of The System in The Van

Mr bridges that he had his picture of the technique for a second time in a peaceful protest against the arms trade.

On Wednesday he added: "South Wales Police has been using Facial Recognition indiscriminately against thousands of innocent people, without our knowledge or consent.

"The dark technology erodes our privacy, and I will continue to fight against the illegal use of, to ensure that our rights are protected, and we are free from unreasonable state Surveillance . "

Personal data

A spokesman for The Information Commissioner, the said had argued during the judicial review was the legal framework for The Police use of AFR is not sufficient, you would be reviewing the decision carefully.

they welcomed the finding that The Police with the technology of the processing of sensitive Personal data.

"Our investigation in The First police-pilots, this technology was recently completed. We now consider the court's findings in the conclusion of our recommendations, and instructions to police on How To plan, approve, and ready for the future [face detection] systems.

"In the meantime, no police or private organizations, which should be with these systems, be aware of the fact that the existing data protection law and the guidelines shall continue to apply. "

There are worries that the technology is more likely to return false matches for women and people from Ethnic Minorities

- Automatic face detection technology, faces in a crowd of people by measuring the distance between the features, and then comparing the results with a "watch list" of the images - which include suspects, missing persons, and persons of interest.

concern has been raised, the technology is Intrusive and more likely to return false positives for women and people from Ethnic Minorities .

the South Wales Police, Metropolitan Police and Leicestershire Police are using Facial Recognition in public space in June 2015.

South Wales Chief Constable Matt Jukes said the decision was welcome, but not the end of the "wider debate".

"I know that the use of AI and face-matching technologies, the concern in The World of great interest, and, at times,.

"well, I'm glad that the court recognized that the responsibility of the South Wales Police has shown in our program. With the advantage of the present judgment, we will continue to investigate to, how do you ensure the continued fairness and transparency of our approach. "

South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Alun Michael said his priority would be to ensure it had been, The Police "make the best use of technology to keep The Public security, the work in the framework of The Law and the protection of civil liberties. "

The interior Ministry, welcomed the verdict confirmed, there is a "clear and sufficient legal basis is" for the use of the AFR.

Mr justice Swift and Lord Justice Haddon-Cave, gave its decision on Wednesday, had previously described it as "an important event that makes, new and potentially far-reaching" conclusions.

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Source of news: bbc.com