Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 16/09/2026And it’s not just police deployments. UK Councils are building facial recognition into CCTV networks allowing cameras to scan people against watchlists and alert authorities when someone on a list is detected. libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/fac... 122
Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 16/09/2026UK supermarket Sainsbury’s suspended its use of FRT in one store after an innocent customer was wrongly identified as a suspected shoplifter. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 132
Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 16/09/2026All this comes as the ICO’s investigation into five police forces found significant problems with how FRT is already being used. It made 107 recommendations, with particular concerns around retrospective FRT. ico.org.uk/about-the-ic... 153