MPs and peers call for ‘immediate stop’ to live facial recognition surveillance

UK police forces and private firms urged to drop technology due to impact on human rights

The Guardian
@openrightsgroup Bill may not have left Westminster how we wanted, but you've definitely helped raise awareness in mainstream (eg last Private Eye). Thank you for continuing to promoting #DontScanMe on the fediverse with timely updates about Westminster's dismal attempts to make maths illegal.
Don’t follow Iran in banning encrypted messaging like Signal and WhatsApp

This month you received “Your Parliamentary Briefing: standing up to the Iranian regime” in your inbox. After a British-Iranian woman at Conference Q&As was left “looking for inspiration” as to what she could do “from here in Britain” to fight totalitarianism, Lib Dem MPs have “called on the UK government to take a stronger stance...

Liberal Democrat Voice

#HomeOffice secretly backs #FacialRecognition technology to curb shoplifting

Covert government strategy to install #ElectronicSurveillance in shops raises issues around bias and data, and contrasts sharply with the #EU ban to keep #AI out of #PublicSpaces

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/29/home-office-secretly-backs-facial-recognition-technology-to-curb-shoplifting
#DontScanMe

Home Office secretly backs facial recognition technology to curb shoplifting

Covert government strategy to install electronic surveillance in shops raises issues around bias and data, and contrasts sharply with the EU ban to keep AI out of public spaces

The Guardian

Good with 640-digit Semiprimes?

(#DontScanMe #tech)

Don’t follow Iran in banning encrypted messaging like Signal and WhatsApp

This month you received “Your Parliamentary Briefing: standing up to the Iranian regime” in your inbox. After a British-Iranian woman at Conference Q&As was left “looking for inspiration” as to what she could do “from here in Britain” to fight totalitarianism, Lib Dem MPs have “called on the UK government to take a stronger stance...

Liberal Democrat Voice
“they do it in other countries like China right?” - @AliWoods nailed #DontScanMe in his comedy video for ORG, like a comedic version of my Iran article.
Hope to see his Edinburgh preview this month live 🎭
(#arts)
Don’t follow Iran in banning encrypted messaging like Signal and WhatsApp

This month you received “Your Parliamentary Briefing: standing up to the Iranian regime” in your inbox. After a British-Iranian woman at Conference Q&As was left “looking for inspiration” as to what she could do “from here in Britain” to fight totalitarianism, Lib Dem MPs have “called on the UK government to take a stronger stance...

Liberal Democrat Voice
Police using live facial recognition at British Grand Prix

Northamptonshire force says technology adds ‘extra layer of security’ at Silverstone for F1 race

The Guardian

Every time I read or hear "Threads" I can't help thinking of the apocalypse.

I guess I'm just old.

#Threads #Apocolypse #SurveilanceCapitalism #Totalitarianism #YouAreProduct #DontScanMe
#TheSocialDilemma
#Meta

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090163/

Threads (TV Movie 1984) ⭐ 7.9 | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

1h 52m | TV-MA

IMDb

The #conservative party have a cunning plan.

Despite knowing that they are going to be out of Government and in opposition for the next decade they are still going to give future governments the power to scan everyone's private messages.

I assume the #Conservatives trust their opposition to never use that to cling to power & crush dissent?

#OnlineSafetyBill #surveillance #totalitarianism #UKPolitics #ToriesOut #DontScanMe #GTTO
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/dont-scan-me

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Take action to oppose mass survillance of our private messages

Open Rights Group

Surely private message scanning would have massive implications for business and industry, legal disputes etc... and be a beautiful target for hackers, both state & criminal?

#OnlineSafetyBill #surveilance #DontScanMe #totalitarianism
#UKPolitics #UK

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/dont-scan-me

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Open Rights Group

Surely the #conservatives can't imagine they have any chance of winning the next #GeneralElection

With the #OnlineSafetyBill they are basically going to be giving their opposition the power to read all of their own messages. No more whatsapping your
billionaire chums about dark funding. Or do they believe no future government would use this power for ill or to desperately cling to power by crushing all opposition. #AntiFascism #Surveilance #DontScanMe
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/dont-scan-me

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Take action to oppose mass survillance of our private messages

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