Police guidance on facial recognition technology ‘a hammer blow to privacy’
Innocent people like victims and potential witnesses could be placed on police watchlists under guidance on the use of facial recognition systems, civil liberties groups have warned.
Campaigners branded guidance being sent to forces about how to use live facial recognition technology an “atrocious policy and a hammer blow to privacy and liberty in our country”, claiming it could also mean people with mental health problems could be placed on a list if sought by police.
Source: Police guidance on facial recognition technology ‘a hammer blow to privacy’ | The Independent
