politics
Court challenge over Met Police's use of live facial recognition thrown out
UK Court Rules Police May Scan Your Face in Public. The Surveillance State Grows, One Ruling at a Time.
What Happened
A UK court has dismissed a legal challenge against the Metropolitan Police's use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in public spaces. The ruling allows the Met to continue deploying LFR cameras at public events and locations to match faces against watchlists of wanted individuals. The ch...
What's In Your Control
Whether you attend public demonstrations or events where LFR is deployed. Whether you contact your MP or support civil liberties organisations (Liberty, Big Brother Watch) that fund these challenge...
