Facial recognition and the English maladministration

Two stories that cover some government approaches. I am not surprised about the Home Office though - 11 years ago or so, I was seconded there for a year as we provided some technology. Part of my role included looking at the potential (and state) of new technologies, one of which was ‘predictive crime prevention’. Our report was suppressed. Too much hard evidence.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/08/ico_home_office_rfr/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/05/uk_cops_facial_recognition/
#FaceRecognition #Policing #UK

Facial recognition and the English maladministration

Two stories that cover some government approaches. I am not surprised about the Home Office though - 11 years ago or so, I was seconded there for a year as we provided some technology. Part of my role included looking at the potential (and state) of new technologies, one of which was ‘predictive crime prevention’. Our report was suppressed. Too much hard evidence.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/08/ico_home_office_rfr/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/05/uk_cops_facial_recognition/
#FaceRecognition #Policing #UK

Expanding facial recognition without proper safeguards in place puts our rights on the back foot.

We should be able to walk down the street without being ID’d at every step.

The UK Parliament must wake up and halt the march of this tech with its questionable accuracy.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r7pwpgeweo

#facialrecognition #police #policing #ukpolitics ukpol #surveillance #privacy

Last week the Safety Not Surveillance coalition hit the streets of London.

We sent the message that so-called 'crime-predicting' tech must be BANNED!

Because we have the right to be presumed innocent, not predicted guilty.

This tech fuels racism, enables unchecked police power and threatens all our rights. Ban it!

Sign up for campaign updates ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/join-fight-against-crime-predicting-tech

#SafetyNotSurveillance #BanCrimePredictingTech #PreCrime #police #policing #justice #ukpol #ukpolitics #criminaljustice

When you tell someone you’re an abolitionist, usually the first response is something about “bad apples” and how “it’s not all cops.”

Whether or not you believe that, you must see that the system itself is rotten to the core. Policing is a cult. Cops will protect cops for no other reason than their uniform. That’s a problem. A big one.

https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-police-department-sexual-misconduct-promotions

#Abolition #ACAB #AbolishThePolice #Patriarchy #Policing

Expanding facial recognition without proper safeguards in place puts our rights on the back foot.

We should be able to walk down the street without being ID’d at every step.

The UK Parliament must wake up and halt the march of this tech with its questionable accuracy.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r7pwpgeweo

#facialrecognition #police #policing #ukpolitics ukpol #surveillance #privacy

Reaction at the end of the day at the #spycops public inquiry after hearing the harrowing story of the racist murder of Michael Menson & the relentlessly racist policing of the family's campaign for justice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPgV29X0LGk

#undercoverpolicinginquiry #ucpi #police #policing #undercover #undercoverpolice #undercoverpolicing #activism #cointel #corruption #spy #spying #racism

Police tech doesn't predict crime. It predicts policing.

Fed on flawed police data, so-called 'crime-predicting' tech automates racism and discrimination against overpoliced communities.

The Safety Not Surveillance coalition spread the word that this tech must be banned!

Watch now ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/5wPH31FDt7Lzm17jZ7Musk

#SafetyNotSurveillance #BanCrimePredictingTech #police #policing #ukpolitics #ukpol #precrime #surveillance #justice

Police tech doesn't predict crime. It predicts policing.

Fed on flawed police data, so-called 'crime-predicting' tech automates racism and discrimination against overpoliced communities.

The Safety Not Surveillance coalition spread the word that this tech must be banned!

Watch now ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/5wPH31FDt7Lzm17jZ7Musk

#SafetyNotSurveillance #BanCrimePredictingTech #police #policing #ukpolitics #ukpol #precrime #surveillance #justice

Reaction at the end of the day at the #spycops public inquiry after hearing the harrowing story of the racist murder of Michael Menson & the relentlessly racist policing of the family's campaign for justice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPgV29X0LGk

#undercoverpolicinginquiry #ucpi #police #policing #undercover #undercoverpolice #undercoverpolicing #activism #cointel #corruption #spy #spying #racism

Last week the Safety Not Surveillance coalition hit the streets of London.

We sent the message that so-called 'crime-predicting' tech must be BANNED!

Because we have the right to be presumed innocent, not predicted guilty.

This tech fuels racism, enables unchecked police power and threatens all our rights. Ban it!

Sign up for campaign updates ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/join-fight-against-crime-predicting-tech

#SafetyNotSurveillance #BanCrimePredictingTech #PreCrime #police #policing #justice #ukpol #ukpolitics #criminaljustice

This summit promised “safer communities”.

But it delivered something else: speed-dating with surveillance vendors, complete with a visit from the Home Secretary talking up artificial intelligence as the future of policing.

“Crime predicting” technology risks creating mass human rights violations.

We deserve real safety, not more surveillance.

Sign up for campaign updates ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/join-fight-against-crime-predicting-tech

#SafetyNotSurveillance #PreCrime #police #ukpolitics #ukpol #BanCrimePredictingTech #policing

We went outside the national police summit (UK) and this is what happened...

When we tried to ask delegates to talk on camera, no one wanted to.

Why? Because constant monitoring doesn’t feel safe. It feels intrusive 🤷‍♂️

Watch now ⬇️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/3e5MGaPnhRWUJZnCcrghQv

#SafetyNotSurveillance #PreCrime #BanCrimePredictingTech #police #policing #ukpolitics #ukpol #spycops #AI

Today at the Undercover Policing Inquiry - evidence from Alex Owolade, targeted by #spycops for being an anti-racist activist with Movement for Justice. He's caused a stir already, highlighting fundamental flaws with the process of the Inquiry. Tom is joined by Kate Wilson from Police Spies Out of Lives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHxJNxYyAkg

#undercoverpolicinginquiry #ucpi #police #policing #undercover #undercoverpolice #undercoverpolicing #activism #cointel #corruption #spy #spying #animalrights

Today at the Undercover Policing Inquiry - evidence from Alex Owolade, targeted by #spycops for being an anti-racist activist with Movement for Justice. He's caused a stir already, highlighting fundamental flaws with the process of the Inquiry. Tom is joined by Kate Wilson from Police Spies Out of Lives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHxJNxYyAkg

#undercoverpolicinginquiry #ucpi #police #policing #undercover #undercoverpolice #undercoverpolicing #activism #cointel #corruption #spy #spying #animalrights

The unchecked roll-out of facial recognition in the UK makes us suspects for simply leaving the house.

“We urgently need Parliament to legislate for the use of this intrusive technology to ensure that there is proper transparency and oversight.”

🗣️ Sara Chitseko, ORG Programme Manager.

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/facial-recognition-vans-rolled-out-seven-more-police-forces

#facialrecognition #surveillance #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #police #policing #digitalrights