Politics · 1 hour ago
Home Office to Use Facial Recognition Cameras to Find Migrants
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The Home Office plans to use live facial recognition cameras at transport hubs and busy public events as part of Britain's biggest-ever immigration enforcement crackdown, policy documents show. Watchlists could include people who overstay visas or enter without permission, not just suspected criminals. Campaigners called it a shocking escalation of mass surveillance, while officials said it would cut disruptive raids on people's homes and workplaces.
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