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Facial recognition to be rolled out nationwide in major police reforms (www.standard.co.uk)

submitted 1 week ago by ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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It is kinda nuts that the alleged warnings of the past were just priming us into thinking it is all ok for them to do.

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[–] despite_velasquez@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago

This is how you rule from a position of deep unpopularity

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 19 points 6 days ago

here comes the orwellian police state. to complement the big brother.

[–] gray@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Maybe mention what nation for the international audience?

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Not OP, but it's the UK

[–] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

England and Wales only.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago

They're probably trying to avoid giving Scotland even more reasons to not try to secede again

[–] ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The url is co.uk.

[–] gray@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Colombi.Ukraine?

[–] ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

Nailed it. 👍

[–] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

New Year's Resolution: I'm going to "reform" my body by going from obese to morbidly obese.

[–] machiavellian@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago

Made me chuckle. Truly a comment-of-the-month material.

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 3 points 6 days ago

Why not become thin and simply wear a Weird Al 'I'm fat' suit?