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'Intimidating': When facial recognition gets it wrong

Shaun Thompson is challenging the Met after he was wrongly identified as a suspect.

Facial recognition technology is ever-present in our lives, but something many of us never have to think about.

But what happens when the technology gets it wrong?

A man is bringing a High Court challenge against the Metropolitan Police after live facial recognition technology wrongly identified him as a suspect. He's described it as "stop and search on steroids".

For London Latest, Ross Ryan has been finding out what happens when facial recognition gets it wrong.

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Presenter and Producer: Ross Ryan
Executive Producer: Lorraine Maguire

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11 minutes