Letters to the Editor: Facial recognition technology should be piloted

Golfer Padraig Harrington attempted to draw a connection between ‘Irish unmarried mothers being locked up here as recently as 1996’ and the merger of the PGA and LIV — with the ‘sportswashing’ of Saudi Arabia somehow being an acceptable common denominator. Picture: AP

There has been much debate about facial recognition technology and its use by law enforcement to detect persons of interest that would otherwise not come to their notice or who have evaded justice for many years.

Like many technologies, there may be issues of concern for the public at large, not least by those who oppose any form of technology to help assist police in the execution of their duties. There may be hiccups in the system — ones that need to be regulated to ensure security and safety.