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- The London Metropolitan Police received £3.42 million and $6.32 million from the Premier League, part of a £10 million (or $13.5 million) policing and technology investment announced in December, to fund facial-recognition trials at matches.
- Deployments, used on 24 September 2023, will be authorised match-by-match by a superintendent and can flag individuals subject to banning orders or wanted for violence.
- Fans will see signage while the Met deletes images that do not match its watchlist.
