Under the plans, 10 live facial recognition (LFR) vans will be used by seven forces across England to help identify "sex offenders or people wanted for the most serious crimes", according to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.

The tech, which has been trialled in London and south Wales, will be subject to strict rules, the Home Office said, but human rights groups have warned it is "dangerous and discriminatory".

Amnesty International UK said the plans should be "immediately scrapped", with facial recognition proven to be "discriminatory against communities of colour".

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[–] 12 points 1 year ago

Can we all agree that the UK is a literal police state now? It can't get more on the nose than this.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    For children's safety, right?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Didn't you guys elect a liberal party? Wtf is going on

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    [–] [S] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Me walking in the street avoiding my nemesis in the van

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Let me guess. This is to protect children.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    "We need an excuse to carry on increasing the surveillance of our citizens."
    "Just say sex offenders and terrorism. If anyone protests we can then call them a sex-offending terrorist, thus winning the argument instantly."
    "Hmmm...we have used those excuses quite a lot over the last few years. Don't we risk-"
    "The phrases becoming essentially meaningless? Well, yes, but it doesn't matter. By the time the populace finally realise that, we'll have total control."

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Other than supporting genocide and austerity, turning the UK into an authoritarian shithole seems to be the only thing Keith is passionate about.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    Firms apparently launching anti ANPR face film.

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    Then you better believe I’m recording every police officer I see.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    So when are specific masks going to be withspread, faking some local bad politician etc?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I really appreciate how Amnesty keeps turning up everywhere it matters, not just the obvious places like Palestine, or repeated offenders like Russia and China but also Europe and US/Latin America. You could easily think they would be too busy with other places in the world where human rights are violeted more, but no - they stick their head out everywhere. Props to them. This is really the beginning of something much worse.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    lol lets do some stats five year laters to compare how many sex offenders vs genocide protestors these vehicles identified

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Is Yvette Cooper trying to single handedly bring this government down?

    First race riots, then Palestine Action, then the Online Safety Act, and now this.

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    [–] 14 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Serious crimes like supporting "terrorism"?

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    England really wants to be a worse police state than the u.s. it seems

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    [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The UK is on one right now

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    [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Oh, “strict rules”? No problem, then. Also, I’m looking to acquire a bridge, would you part with one of those?

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