UK police use of facial recognition tests public's tolerance of ...
"... video surveillance, with one of the highest densities of CCTV cameras in the world. Cameras have been used in public spaces for decades by SECURITY FORCES fighting threats from the Irish Republican Army and, more recently, domestic terror attacks after Sept. 11, 2001. The RECENT ADVANCES in surveillance technology mean a new wave of facial recognition systems will put the public's acceptance to the test."