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Woman in supermarket with face covered in a barcode, being scanned by a camera
Content type: Press release

Revealed: UK MPs “asleep at the wheel” as government ramps up facial recognition technology

9 November 2023 - Privacy International (PI) has just published new research into UK Members of Parliament’s (startling lack of) knowledge on the use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) in public spaces, even within their own constituencies. Read the research published here in full: "MPs Asleep at the Wheel as Facial Recognition Technology Spells The End of Privacy in Public".PI has recently conducted a survey of 114 UK MPs through YouGov. Published this morning, the results are seriously…
facial recognition graphic
Content type: Advocacy

PI and allies respond to College of Policing consultation, stating that live facial recognition tech can never be safely deployed in public places

Migration Surveillance Regime
Content type: Report

The UK’s Privatised Migration Surveillance Regime: A Rough Guide for Civil Society

Privacy International has released a report summarising the result of its research into the databases and surveillance tools used by authorities across the UK’s borders, immigration, and citizenship system. The report uses procurement, contractual, and other open-source data and aims to inform the work of civil society organisations and increase understanding of a vast yet highly opaque system upon which millions of people rely. It also describes and maps…