Privacy International on Nostr: Yesterday, Keir Starmer, the UK Prime Minister, made an announcement concerning a new ...

Yesterday, Keir Starmer, the UK Prime Minister, made an announcement concerning a new National Violent Disorder Programme which would consider an expansion of facial recognition technology (FRT) 👇️
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-launches-new-clamp-down-on-criminal-and-violent-disorder

This is particularly concerning in light of calls from Islington, Haringey and Newham councils to stop the use of live FRT in their districts 👇️
https://www.biometricupdate.com/202407/london-district-calls-on-police-to-stop-live-facial-recognition-use