>> If a facial recognition system is only linked to a database of wanted people then it won't be able to ID people not on that database. I.e. if it is no worse

>> If a facial recognition system is only linked to a database of wanted people then it won't be able to ID people not on that database. I.e. if it is no worse than a normal CCTV Yes, and it would still be able to match other possible suspects purely because they are on the wanted list. Moreover, you are matching against _actual_ people meaning that whenever the system makes a mistake you are still arresting someone who isn’t wanted.