Thread by @SarahLudford

Shocking that “London’s ⁦@metpoliceuk⁩ will start using live facial recognition on the capital’s streets, ignoring concerns from politicians, data regulators & human rights groups over the highly invasive and often inaccurate biometric technology.”
ft.com/content/a2c8b9…

“The decision follows last week’s announcement by the @EU_Commission that it was considering banning facial recognition technology across the bloc for 5 years while policymakers create a regulatory framework.”

So privacy invasion is a #Brexit benefit, eh?

.@libertyhq:
“Aside from Orwellian nature, this tech is particularly bad news if you’re a woman or person of colour. It’s been known to misidentify these groups, meaning you’re more likely to be stopped, questioned and searched by the police if you’re a woman or if you’re BAME”

.@libertyhq:
“when @metpoliceuk ‘trialled’ the tech, it often chose to use it in locations known to have high BAME or working-class populations, embedding discrim approaches to policing. Police use of facial recognition in public must be banned now.”
Sign @libertyhq petition!

.@metpoliceuk using fac recog tech despite
- own indep review finding inaccurate in 81% of cases
- @CommonsSTC urging @ukhomeoffice to impose moratorium
- @ICOnews urging delay till govt regulates
Met out of control; what the hell is @SadiqKhan (ex chair of @libertyhq) doing?