Zoom in on the TV in the photo and you'll see yours truly with a green box around his head. Yes, it's facial recognition in an ASDA in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, UK. I don't recall giving them permission to capture and store my data, but hey, that's #SurveillanceBritain for you. That's another store added to my blacklist.
#CivilLiberties

#SurveillanceBritain: where #police are quietly trying to access 50m photos for one mass lineup

A sneaky provision in the #CriminalJusticeBill seeks to extend the use of deeply intrusive #FacialRecognition technology
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/21/surveillance-britain-police-photos-facial-recognition
#ToryPoliciesInAction #authoritarian #DataPrivacy #Consent

Surveillance Britain: where police are quietly trying to access 50m photos for one mass lineup

A sneaky provision in the criminal justice bill seeks to extend the use of deeply intrusive facial recognition technology, says Liberty lawyer Katy Watts

The Guardian