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Ethnic minority groups in Wales four times more likely to be target of police facial scans #965684 2 hours ago
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Webmaster Launch Director Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 800,656 Los Angeles, USA	Ethnic minority groups in Wales four times more likely to be target of police facial scans Exclusive: South Wales police figures show BAME people accounted for 24% of selected scans in 2025, despite being 7% of population Ethnic minority people are four times more likely than their white counterparts to be chosen for some police facial scans, according to official data, sparking warnings of racial bias. Internal figures released by South Wales police revealed that 24% of people selected by police for facial recognition checks were from ethnic minorities, despite this group making up only 7% of the area’s total population. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/15/ethnic-minorities-wales-police-facial-scans-data