#surveillance-state

#surveillance-state

Facial recognition screening is being quietly rolled out to 400 locations across the US, with full operation expected by 2030 or 2040.

The program has raised concerns about privacy and the potential for a national surveillance state. [ more ]

Scotland risks becoming a surveillance state if it follows the UK government's data reform plans.

The abolition of the biometric and surveillance camera commissioner role in England and Wales, combined with the opening up of sensitive databases to facial recognition, would reduce independent oversight. [ more ]