UK Government expands police use of facial recognition vans (opens in new tab)

(bbc.com)

15 pointshacker_yacker7mo ago3 comments

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r7217mo ago

Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44886913 (618 comments)

Given the regular anti free speech policing and suppression of citizens reporting crimes, I feel like this will only be used in authoritarian ways instead of helping the general public

thrown-08257mo ago

China bad though.

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3 comments

r7217mo ago

Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44886913 (618 comments)

SilverElfin7mo ago

Given the regular anti free speech policing and suppression of citizens reporting crimes, I feel like this will only be used in authoritarian ways instead of helping the general public

thrown-08257mo ago

China bad though.

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