# Privacy concerns over facial recognition trial

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Published: 2026-08-11T00:03:03+00:00
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## Summary

In a national first, WA Police have carried out more than a hundred thousand scans of faces in a trial of live AI facial recognition technology.

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/cam-wilson/10952362 Cam Wilson, Author

https://www.abc.net.au/news/andy-burns/11375130 Andy Burns, Author

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