Big Brother Watch

Read coverage of our vital work here⤵️ theguardian.com/technology/202…

👁️Over 33,000 of you are telling police and shops to STOP scanning our faces using facial recognition Sign & share our petition to #StopFacialRecognition⤵️ you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop…

🚨NEWS: Essex Police has halted its use of live facial recognition after racial bias was identified. We warned about this... ⚠️"Almost a year ago, Big Brother Watch warned that Essex Police's failure to check the accuracy of its live facial recognition (LFR) algorithm would put the rights of thousands of people at risk. These warnings have now been borne out, but only after 2.5 million people across the county have had their faces scanned by intrusive technology with known bias and accuracy issues. AI surveillance that is experimental, untested, inaccurate or potentially biased has no place on our streets. It's deeply concerning that Essex Police appear to have taken this facial recognition company's claims at face value and deployed a system they had not even tested. The government should urgently reconsider its shocking plans to squander millions of pounds of public money on a five-fold increase of LFR across the country" - Jake Hurfurt [@JHurfurt]

👎Australia's social media ban has failed 70% of children are still on social media sites and many others are being pushed into less regulated corners of the internet The UK must learn from Australia's failings and drop plans to enforce a social media ban for under-16s It will come at the cost to all of our rights, freedom and internet access.

We are told digital ID cards “won’t be a new experience”. But millions of people in Britain are not using online banking or shopping — digital systems are not part of everyday life for everyone. #Digitalexclusion #DigitalID

⚠️Live facial recognition expansion, digital ID checks and attacks on our free speech...British civil liberties are under threat. We're exposing and challenging these threats at a time of enormous technological change. Subscribe to take action⤵️ bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/subscribe/

👁️The Met Police are using live facial recognition in #Haringey today, turning residents into walking barcodes This Orwellian tech treats us ALL like suspects and puts us at risk of criminal accusations #StopFacialRecognition⤵️ you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop…

⚠️Police to subject Norwich residents to biometric ID checks using live facial recognition for the FIRST time this week This intrusive technology is "more suited to authoritarian regimes than a democracy" warns Jasleen Chaggar #StopFacialRecognition⤵️ eveningnews24.co.uk/news/25940534.…

❌There's NO such thing as a social media ban for under 16s There are only digital ID checks for each and every one of us, infringing on our rights whilst failing to keep children safe We've made a guide on how you can voice these concerns⤵️ bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/blog/respond-t…

🆔Government to public: Do you want digital ID checks to be used to enforce a social media ban for under-16s ☐ Yes ☐ Definitely yes ☐ Strongly yes ☐ Yes 100% The “consultation” doesn’t appear to have a box for disagreeing.

🛑Stop scanning us all with facial recognition If we don’t set clear limits now, our rights to privacy, free speech, protest and access to information are all at risk Take action⤵️ you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop…

👁️A woman was WRONGLY jailed for nearly 6 months, following a facial recognition error. She lost her home, car and pet as a result... Meanwhile in Britain, an Asian man was wrongly arrested for a crime committed in a city 100 miles away from his home Facial recognition technology is hugely discriminatory putting children, women and people of colour at greater risk of wrongful allegations We can't stand back as more innocent people get caught in the net of mass surveillance. #StopFacialRecognition

👁️Innocent people are WRONGLY being flagged as criminals by shops using live facial recognition We're campaigning to #StopFacialRecognition Sign our petition today⤵️ you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop…

A massive digital identity system comes with 💵High costs to the taxpayer 👁️Serious data risks and 🆔the threat of digital ID becoming MANDATORY in practice The government should drop this digital ID disaster altogether⤵️ no2digitalid.co.uk

👁️The Government's digital ID planscould include repurposing our ID photos for a population-wide facial recognition database A sprawling digital ID system would hand "more of our personal information to the state, at our expense." - Jasleen Chaggar⤵️ dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

📈There's been a shocking RISE in censorship of our online and offline speech in the UK. The ability to speak freely is one of the most empowering rights in a democracy – but this hard-won freedom is under threat. Join the fight to save free speech⤵️ bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/subscribe/

👁️Facial recognition is spiralling out of control in the UK and there are no clear laws in place to protect our privacy. We're telling the Government to STOP scanning our faces. Sign & share our petition today⤵️ you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop…

⚠️Digital ID + facial recognition Snuck into the digital ID consultation is an admission that the police would be allowed to repurpose our digital ID photos as facial recognition mugshots. This is exactly why we MUST say #No2DigitalID

👁️A social media ban for under-16s would be a Trojan horse for more surveillance & censorship online Now the government has launched a consultation, giving you the chance to have YOUR say We've created a guide to help parents & carers submit a response⤵️ bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/blog/respond-t…

🪪"Applying for a driving licence now means joining a vast biometric police database" @Fox_Claire explains why subverting our driving licence photos into a facial recognition database would be an abuse of police powers #StopFacialRecognition⤵️ #petition" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campaigns/stop…