The new audit tool was developed by a team from the University of Cambridge's Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy to assess 'compliance with the legislation and national advice' on concerns such as privacy, equality, and freedom of expression and assembly. Based on the conclusions of a recent paper, the experts have joined calls for a ban on police use of facial recognition technology in public places. 'There is a lack of meaningful reparation mechanisms for individuals and communities injured by police deployments of the technology,' said Evani Radiya-Dixit, a visiting fellow at Cambridge's Minderoo Centre and principal author of