WA Police facial recognition arrests

Last trending 6 d ago

"WA Police facial recognition arrests" was last among the trending Google searches on Nov 4, 2026 (6 d ago), in 1 country in total. See when, where and how much it was searched.

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When, where and how strongly this phrase made it into the trending Google searches.

"WA Police facial recognition arrests" first appeared among the trending Google searches on Nov 2, 2026 in Australia. Since then it has trended 2 times in 1 country, most recently on Nov 4, 2026. Most searches were recorded in Australia (2K+).

First trending: Nov 2, 2026
Last trending: Nov 4, 2026
Countries: 1
Times trending: 2
Most searches: 2K+
Highest growth: +400 %
Best rank: #12
Total time trending: 29 h

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Australia

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Country	Period	Times	Duration	Searches	Growth	Rank
Australia	Nov 2, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026	2	29 h	2K+	+400 %	#12

Every time it was trending

Country	Start	End	Duration	Searches	Growth	Categories
Australia	Nov 3, 2026, 11:50 PM	Nov 4, 2026, 11:30 PM	24 h	2K+	+400 %	Law & government, Technology
Australia	Nov 2, 2026, 5:30 PM	Nov 2, 2026, 11:00 PM	6 h	500+	+300 %	Law & government

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In the news

Police use facial recognition to scan one million faces in WA trial leading to 122 arrests
The Guardian · Nov 4, 2026 · Australia
1.3 million Aussies just had their faces scanned by a police AI system
Nine.com.au · Nov 4, 2026 · Australia
1.3m faces scanned in major police AI trial
News.com.au · Nov 4, 2026 · Australia