The UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed

The UK Home Office intends to use facial analysis technology to estimate the ages of asylum seekers, despite internal reports acknowledging the software is prone to significant errors. Because the system can misidentify minors as adults, critics warn that individuals may be incorrectly placed in detention centers with older populations. This move follows internal tests highlighting the technology's unreliability, yet officials are proceeding to incorporate these digital checks into the immigration screening process.