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UK’s first use of city-wide facial recognition in Cardiff (bigbrotherwatch.org.uk)

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Embedding facial recognition surveillance in a city-wide CCTV network represents a shocking expansion of police surveillance, and turns Cardiff into an Orwellian zone of biometric surveillance. This unprecedented use of the technology could pave the way for the mass rollout of permanent facial recognition surveillance across the UK. Live facial recognition technology turns us into walking barcodes and makes us a nation of suspects. This network of facial recognition cameras will make it impossible for Cardiff residents and visitors to opt-out of a biometric police identity check.

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[-] apotheotic@beehaw.org 4 points 19 hours ago

Hi its me, and I condemn it here too and will be taking direct action where possible.

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