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Ban the use of facial recognition software & require consent for biometric data

Submitted by Elijah Bennett on Thursday 5th February 2026

Published on Monday 23rd March 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 23rd September 2026

Current Signatures: 125
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Actor ~ Britain ~ British ~ British Values ~ Citizens ~ Cornerstone ~ country ~ EU ~ Facial ~ Facial recognition ~ Illegal ~ Law ~ Liberty ~ Police ~ Prior ~ Rule ~ Rule of Law ~ security ~ security services ~ Steps ~ technology ~ Tolerant ~ Values

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Popularity

This petition has 125 signatures in total, with signatories from 108 constituencies. That makes it the 879th most popular open petition, and the 19,766th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 33% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 0% (very low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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