Opinion: As we get closer to banning facial recognition, this is how badly it violates your rights

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Move beyond debates about unlocking mobile phones while wearing a face mask and you will find a dystopian technology that threatens everything we understand about freedom

A crucial finding by the court is that it is unlawful for the police to use facial recognition to find anyone they choose – or to simply use the tech wherever they like on our streets. This means that whatever steps the police take next, they cannot use this tech in the way they were.

 

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Nothing to hide. Nothing to fear.

Facial recognition is out now anyways thanks to face masks 🤣🤣

So hopefully Tesco, sainsburys will get rid of those stupid facial recognition cameras on self scan then. 🤞🏻

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