Bath to get live facial recognition technology
The city of Bath is set to receive live facial recognition technology, according to a BBC report. No further details about deployment scope, oversight arrangements, or the responsible authority are available from the available information.
Why this matters: Live facial recognition is not a passive camera. It runs your face against a database in real time and flags you to police before you have done anything. Everyone walking through a public space becomes a data point. That matters in Bath the same way it matters anywhere: most people never agreed to be scanned, most will never know it happened, and the error rates tend to fall hardest on people who already face more scrutiny. The local residents most affected by this rollout deserve a clear say in whether it happens at all.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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