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UK police use of facial recognition tests public's tolerance

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By KELVIN CHAN

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In the UK it is lawful to keep ones face covered.This obviously negates facial recognition technology there.

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Huawei is at the forefront of this technology too

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It’s “an alarming example of overpolicing,” said Silkie Carlo, director of privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch. “We're deeply concerned about the undemocratic nature of it. This is a very controversial technology which has no explicit basis in law.”

.....“I’m uncomfortable at this creeping interference with our privacy,” Jones, himself a former police officer, said in an interview. He said police would be more justified using it if they had intelligence about a specific threat like an impending terrorist attack.

"No EXPLICIT basis in law." and "if they had intelligence about a specific threat like an impending terrorist attack." These statements certainly sound nice, but terrorist don't wear uniforms, and their leadership has been calling for individuals to instigate random attacks. Knowing that a suspected person has entered a public venue could help police protect the public. Identifying suspects who were recently near a terrorist attack would help  police apprehend the perpetrators.

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Arrest: Your fear of terrorists seems to be causing you to agree with the government collecting as much information about us as possible. You don’t have to be scared, Paul.

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