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Protect our freedoms: Ban facial recognition of public

Submitted by Andrew Bents on Friday 6th December 2024

Published on Friday 31st January 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 31st July 2025

Signatures: 304

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Civil ~ Danger ~ democracy ~ Democrats ~ Ensure ~ Essential ~ Facial ~ Freedom ~ Human Rights ~ Law ~ Mass ~ PRIVACY ~ Protests ~ risk ~ Risks ~ Spaces ~ technology ~ trust

Petition Action

Protect our freedoms: Ban facial recognition of public

Petition Details

We urge the government to ban the use of mass facial recognition technology in public spaces. We believe legislation is needed to protect rights and ensure ethical use of technology.

Additional Information

We believe it threatens privacy, freedom, & democracy, enables intrusive surveillance, undermines public trust, & disproportionately impacts marginalised groups through bias & misidentification. We think it impacts lawful protests & sets a dangerous precedent for unchecked monitoring. We think without legislation, the UK risks becoming a surveillance state, eroding civil liberties & democratic values. We believe a ban is essential to protect freedoms, ensure accountability & uphold human rights.


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