As the result of a Freedom of Information request it has emerged that the London Met Police are compiling a database of almost 3 million people. To put this into perspective, there are currently 8 million people living in the capital.

The database, a bespoke system call the “Facial Recognition System (FRS)” began gathering images in 2009.

http://rinf.com/alt-news/editorials/revealed-almost-3-million-faces-stored-on-met-police-database/