The software, which analyses troves of CCTV images, is being used on two estates in North Kensington.
The software, which analyses troves of CCTV images, is being used on two estates in North KensingtonKensington and Chelsea Council has admitted it is using US surveillance software on two estates but insisted it was to "keep residents safe".
Councillor Sof McVeigh said it had already assisted police apprehend one resident accused of carrying a machete.The west London council was forced to confirm the use of the US surveillance kit Fusus after media platformMs McVeigh said: "I do have to speak in support of them, because just relatively recently, a few weeks ago, a local operative was looking at these CCTV camera images of a resident going into a lift with a machete and we called the police and he was apprehended.
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