Under the plans, 10 live facial recognition (LFR) vans will be used by seven forces across England to help identify “sex offenders or people wanted for the most serious crimes”, according to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
The tech, which has been trialled in London and south Wales, will be subject to strict rules, the Home Office said, but human rights groups have warned it is “dangerous and discriminatory”.
Amnesty International UK said the plans should be “immediately scrapped”, with facial recognition proven to be “discriminatory against communities of colour”.
The most serious crimes: piracy, journalism etc
Then you better believe I’m recording every police officer I see.
I really appreciate how Amnesty keeps turning up everywhere it matters, not just the obvious places like Palestine, or repeated offenders like Russia and China but also Europe and US/Latin America. You could easily think they would be too busy with other places in the world where human rights are violeted more, but no - they stick their head out everywhere. Props to them. This is really the beginning of something much worse.
So when are specific masks going to be withspread, faking some local bad politician etc?
lol lets do some stats five year laters to compare how many sex offenders vs genocide protestors these vehicles identified
Is Yvette Cooper trying to single handedly bring this government down?
First race riots, then Palestine Action, then the Online Safety Act, and now this.
