Big Brother Watch is currently aiding two individuals, an anti-knife crime community worker and a teenage girl, in legal challenges after being incorrectly identified as criminals by facial recognition technology, leading them to seek assistance from Big Brother Watch. They are also advocating for you by opposing the government's concerning efforts to broaden the use of live facial recognition technology, which effectively turns everyone into walking ID cards. With public support, they aim to:
- Initiate significant legal actions against the police and retailers employing facial recognition.
- Urge politicians to retract live facial recognition policies.
- Provide legal counsel and support to those impacted by live facial recognition.
- Collaborate with international groups to combat live facial recognition surveillance.
- Encourage support for Big Brother Watch's legal initiatives by visiting their crowdfunding page today.
The moment to take action is now!
This legal battle to stop facial recognition represents the peak of seven years of persistent advocacy, characterized by numerous successes and challenges, and substantial effort.
Inappropriately detained due to facial recognition:
Shaun, a community worker, was wrongly identified and subsequently faced arrest threats from the Metropolitan Police through the use of live facial recognition. He was returning from a patrol with Street Fathers, an organization dedicated to removing knives from London's streets.
Mistakenly labeled a criminal in a store:
Sara (a pseudonym), a teenager, was erroneously singled out by a facial recognition camera in a Home Bargains store. She faced a ban from local shops using this technology and was at risk of a nationwide prohibition.
The instances of Shaun and Sara are groundbreaking:
This is the first time in the UK that individuals misidentified by facial recognition have come forward, and it marks the first legal action against misidentification in Europe.
The struggle for a liberated future is happening now!!!
The government is investing millions of taxpayer funds into invasive facial recognition technology, despite the absence of any legislation regulating this technology.
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