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I want to take the next step! Join us in responding to the Government's facial recognition consultation.

The Government's consultation on police use of facial recognition tech is a welcome opportunity to finally regulate it's use.

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We should get to decide how we protect ourselves at demonstrations.

But Government plans to restrict face coverings at protests could impact any of us.

We need your support to make sure this law doesn't go unchallenged

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I want to take the next step! With the announcement of the public consultation around the use of facial recognition technology, add your name to let us know that you want to join us and take the next step to stop facial recognitio...

The Government's consultation is our opportunity to demand robust safeguards that protect us from this intrusive tech.

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Home Office admits facial recognition tech issue with black and Asian subjects Calls for review after technology found to return more false positives for ‘some demographic groups’ on certain settings

"The racial bias in these stats shows the damaging real-life impacts of letting police use facial recognition without proper safeguards in place."
- Charlie Whelton, Policy and Campaigns Officer

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🚨 Today, after years of police using facial recognition without proper laws or safeguards, the Home Office has finally launched a public consultation. This is our chance to have our say.

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We need to see urgent action from the Government to introduce safeguards to limit how the police can use facial recognition, and to protect all of us from abuse of power. If you agree, click below to join us 👇

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🚨 Today, after years of police using facial recognition without proper laws or safeguards, the Home Office has finally launched a public consultation. This is our chance to have our say.

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After years of calling for safeguards, the consultation is welcome.

But they've already proposed expanding its use - before the public has even had the chance to tell them what they think.

Gov must HALT the rapid rollout of this tech and ensure robust laws are introduced first.

Earlier this week, Liberty Investigates uncovered that hundreds of children were being tracked on facial rec watchlists.

Some forces haven't kept records as to why children have been included on lists in the first place.

More here: libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/pol...

Five years ago, we won the world's first ever legal challenge against police use of facial recognition tech.

The Court ruled it breached privacy, data protection, and equality laws.

Currently, there are still no laws governing it's use.

Walking past a facial recognition camera is like showing your ID at a checkpoint.

Something most of us wouldn't want to do on our way to the shops.

Yet every police force in the UK is using it - at festivals, football games, and on our high streets.

The Home Office has finally launched a public consultation on police use of facial recognition tech.

We went on BBC Breakfast to make clear the need for robust safeguards to protect the privacy rights of all British citizens.

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Liberty: Facial recognition consultation opportunity for safeguards - Liberty

The facial recognition consultation is a welcome opportunity to call for robust safeguards around it's use.

But this must come first - and the govt must HALT their rapid rollout of this tech.

www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...

I want to take the next step! With the announcement of the public consultation around the use of facial recognition technology, add your name to let us know that you want to join us and take the next step to stop facial recognitio...

We'll be responding to the consultation and calling for robust safeguards that limit how police can use this powerful technology that can ID any one of us.

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Click below to join us in responding to the consultation: action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/182163/...

Facial recognition to be expanded in fresh crime crackdown Critics called on the government to limit roll-out of facial recognition, but others have urged ministers to accelerate the expansion to ‘boost safety’

UPDATE 🚨

The govt have launched their long-awaited consultation on police use of facial recognition.

But they want to expand it to every town centre.

Why are they making this decision before the public has even had the chance to tell them what they think?

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

Liberty: Children on facial recognition watchlists shows need for safeguards - Liberty

More here: www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...

This is extremely worrying.

A public consultation on how police use facial recognition tech is coming imminently.

Police forces must HALT this rapid rollout until laws and safeguards are in place to protect the rights of the British public.

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Police forces use facial recognition to track children as young as 12 - Liberty Investigates Campaigners question the inclusion of hundreds of children on facial recognition watchlists police use in street surveillance operations

🚨 An investigation by The Times and Liberty Investigates has revealed that children have featured at least 1,600 times on live facial recognition systems used by the six forces that routinely use the technology.

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IF YOU ARE ARRESTED Before arresting you, the police should explain that you’re being arrested, what offence, and why. If you’re arrested, say “no comment” to all questions and do NOT accept a caution until you have legal advice. Seek advice from a solicitor with expertise in protest law (see below). You have the right to: • Tell someone about your arrest • An interpreter if English isn’t your first language • An appropriate adult if you’re under 18 or a vulnerable person You are not legally required to share your nationality or immigration status when arrested, although police may check this if they suspect you’re not a British citizen. For guidance on the implications of being arrested at a protest, see jcwi.org.uk/immigration-advice-for-protesters SOLICITORS OFFERING FREE 24 HOUR ADVICE & LEGAL OBSERVERS: ITN solicitors 020 3909 8100 Hodge Jones & Allen 0844 848 0222 Kellys 01273 674 898 / 0800 387 463 MTC 07956 308 127 Bindmans 020 7305 5638 Commons 020 3865 5403

DO I HAVE TO ANSWER POLICE QUESTIONS? If you are stopped and questioned by the police, or they talk to you at a protest, you have the right not to respond, unless you are engaging in “anti-social” behaviour (causing, or likely to cause “harassment, alarm or distress”). You shouldn’t provide false information to the police, as this is a criminal offence. You can’t be searched or arrested just because you lawfully refused to answer police questions. DO I HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROTEST? Yes. Your right to protest is protected by the Human Rights Act and can only be lawfully restricted by the police for certain specified purposes (such as preventing crime or disorder) and in a way that is proportionate. For more information and guidance on organising a protest, police powers to restrict or prohibit protests, and your rights if arrested, go to libertyhumanrights.org.uk/advice-and-information and select the topic of ‘protest’ or use the QR code below.

If you're protesting, it's vital you know your rights

Save these bust cards, share with others, write phone numbers on your arm, look for legal observers if you need assistance and remember to say "no comment" without a lawyer

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Inside the UK’s accelerating crackdown on student protests In October, ten activists were convicted of aggravated trespass after occupying a university building in solidarity with Gaza. Here, Liberty Investigates unpacks what the case means for the right to p...

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In October, ten student activists were convicted of aggravated trespass after occupying a university building in solidarity with Gaza.

Liberty Investigates journalist Aaron Walawalkar unpacks what the case means for the right to protest.

www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...

Inside the UK’s accelerating crackdown on student protests In October, ten activists were convicted of aggravated trespass after occupying a university building in solidarity with Gaza. Here, Liberty Investigates unpacks what the case means for the right to p...

NEW INVESTIGATION 🚨

In October, ten student activists were convicted of aggravated trespass after occupying a university building in solidarity with Gaza.

Liberty Investigates journalist Aaron Walawalkar unpacks what the case means for the right to protest.

www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...

Full case submissions here: www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Our legal arguments focus on the fact that proscribing a direct-action protest group is a disproportionate use of anti-terrorism laws.

This case will have profound implications for how counter terror powers are used against protestors in the future.

Liberty tells court Palestine Action Proscription was disproportionate - Liberty

BREAKING UPDATE:

Today, alongside @amnestyuk.bsky.social, we’re intervening in the Palestine Action hearing.

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On the Prospect Podcast, investigative journalist Mark Wilding from @libertyhq.bsky.social explains how Peter Thiel’s tech giant Palantir has become embedded in the British state—and what it might mean for us in future: www.prospectmagazine...

On the Prospect Podcast, investigative journalist Mark Wilding from @libertyhq.bsky.social explains how Peter Thiel’s tech giant Palantir has become embedded in the British state—and what it might mean for us in future: www.prospectmagazine...