Ireland & Police Use of Facial Recognition
/The police in Ireland will be using live and retrospective computerised facial recognition, but who will verify these identifications? In the UK, this is covered by the Surveillance Camera Commissioner Code of Practice (Amended Nov 2021).
The key part is Para 2.4, which notes that, “Any use of facial recognition or other biometric characteristic recognition systems needs to be clearly justified and proportionate in meeting the stated purpose and be suitably validated. It should always involve human intervention before decisions are taken that affect an individual adversely.”
The best people to verify computer identifications are human Super Recognisers. Combining the best humans with the computer provides excellent results.
https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/04/25/work-on-legislation-to-introduce-facial-recognition-technology-well-advanced-says-minister/