Matthew Horwood/Getty Images Britain's biometrics commissioner Fraser Sampson says facial recognition must overcome biases. The technology has faced intense criticism from activist groups for its poor accuracy in minorities. Sampson said the technology is still "in its infancy" and that it will improve exponentially. Demonizing the use of facial recognition in policing makes "no sense," according to the UK's newly-appointed biometrics commissioner, who says that criminals are "ruthlessly" exploiting new technologies at a much faster rate than any state agency. Fraser Sampson, who was appointed to the role in March, said the technology was still in its infancy and that it had sizable shortcomings to reconcile, including in-built biases, and poor levels of accuracy.