FOI request detail

Re facial recognition technology

Request ID: FOI-4606-1718
Date published: 13 September 2018

You asked
Is facial recognition technology being used on any tube/underground or overground platform? If so, at which stations is it being used?

We answered

Dear
 
TfL Ref: FOI-4606-1718
 
Thank you for your email received by us on 20 February 2018 asking for information about facial recognition technology.
 
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act  and our information access policy.  I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You asked:
 
“Is facial recognition technology being used on any tube/underground or overground platform?
If so, at which stations is it being used?”
 
 
We are not using any facial recognition technology on London Underground or the Overground.
 
 
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
 
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
 
Paulina Tuffour
FOI Case Officer
 
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
 

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