Welsh police are rolling out futuristic technology that will identify wanted individuals in real-time. The system, known as Operator Initiated Facial Recognition, will be used initially by 70 officers from South Wales Police and Gwent Police. Announced last week, the new facial recognition app will enable officers to confirm the identity of a wanted suspect on their mobile phones almost instantly, even if that suspect provides false or misleading detail, they say. The officers will be the first in the UK to develop and use the technology. South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Alun Michael said that he undertakes close scrutiny of the operational decisions on the introduction of technology and subjects each new step to independent oversight and scrutiny “because of the ethical and social concerns that have been expressed over the use of facial recognition technology.” “People want to know that members of the public who have done …