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Charities attack PM's plan to expand facial recognition
The Independent
|August 14, 2024
Charities and human rights organisations have called on Sir Keir Starmer to reverse a planned expansion of the use of facial recognition technology following far-right riots across England and Northern Ireland.
Amnesty International, Privacy International and Big Brother Watch are among the 27 campaign groups that have signed a letter to the prime minister to voice their “serious concerns” over facial recognition surveillance.
In a speech following the Southport riot on 1 August, Sir Keir spoke of a national team across police forces that would tackle violent disorder with beefed-up resources. These included shared intelligence, wider deployment of facial recognition technology and use of criminal behaviour orders to restrict people’s movements.
This story is from the August 14, 2024 edition of The Independent.
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