Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 16/09/2026Earlier this year the UK government consulted on bringing forward legislation to regulate facial recognition technology (FRT). Yet, while we wait on it being brought forward, FRT use continues to spread rapidly across everyday life in the UK. 153
Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 16/09/2026Police used live FRT at Leeds Festival for the first time, scanning people around the festival perimeter against police watchlists. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 122
Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 16/09/2026The Premier League has provided £3.4m to fund the Met Police to use Live FRT at key football matches in London. www.nytimes.com/athletic/751... 122
