South Australia (SA) police will not be granted access to facial recognition services embedded in a new $3 million surveillance system due to concerns about indiscriminate use and lack of regulation. The federally-funded system—which also features object and license plate recognition—will cover the City of Adelaide following the retirement of existing ageing infrastructure. The rollout is expected to conclude within the next 18 months. Council members passed the motion to block access on Nov. 9 for SA Police (SAPOL) to only be given access to the face recognition component of the surveillance network once state and federal legislation had addressed key ethical and privacy concerns. “What we’re faced with is the prospect of these cameras throughout the City of Adelaide,” said councillor Phillip Martin in a council session. “But as we do so, there are no laws, [and] the South Australian parliament has not considered any such laws.” Councillor Alexander …