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[UK] Live facial recognition cameras may become ‘commonplace’ as police use soars (libertyinvestigates.org.uk)
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Police believe live facial recognition cameras may become “commonplace” in England and Wales, according to internal documents, with the number of faces scanned having doubled to nearly 5m in the last year.

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[–] meejle@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Drink once if they ban face coverings because of this.

Drink twice if they somehow link it to hijabs and burqas in a skewed bid to "win back Reform voters".

Down your drink if they fuck up and do it around the time of the next pandemic.