By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/10/2026In the podcast, Cox and Hill discuss the surveillance nightmare this represents. ICE and cops are already using facial recognition at scale. 1282
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/10/2026It should be noted, though, that these dragnets are *incredibly* poor value for money, as the British Transport Police discovered after subjecting millions of travelers to facial recognition in train stations, without catching *a single suspect*: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comTrial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrestsFreedom of information request finds six-month trial cost £320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one – incorrect – alert 26413
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/10/2026But partway through the discussion, Cox and Hill switch from discussing "traditional" surveillance *of the sort that has metastasized in the 25 years since 9/11) to a form of surveillance that's very different. 1292
Rod McMillan 🍉 🇸🇩 🇺🇦 📚 @morewretchthansage.bsky.social · 05/10/2026And now being rolled out by other forces, my article from today open.substack.com/pub/thecitad... 000
