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Facial recognition to be rolled out nationwide in major police reforms (www.standard.co.uk)
submitted 15 hours ago by ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/34575435

It is kinda nuts that the alleged warnings of the past were just priming us into thinking it is all ok for them to do.

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[–] Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 55 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Absolutely disgusting. It's like Labour wants to make sure they lose the next election... But to who would they lose? The conservatives who like this stuff too?

England is off my list to visit, as a Canadian, I take pride in the fact that facial recognition is illegal in most instances *here.