Police issue warning to public as facial recognition vans deployed
Police have deployed facial recognition vans and issued a public warning about their use. The brief excerpt offers no detail on location, legal basis, or what the warning to the public contains.
Why this matters: Mobile facial recognition is a different animal from a fixed camera. A van can go anywhere, scan anyone on a street, and do it without people knowing they are being checked against a database. The public 'warning' sounds reassuring, but a warning is not the same as consent, oversight, or a legal framework. If you walk past one of these vans, your face is being run through a system you had no say in. That is worth taking seriously regardless of whether you have anything to hide.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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