#ukcivilliberties — Public Fediverse posts

Tuesday briefing: How AI facial recognition in policing works – and how it can go wrong https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/05/tuesday-briefing-how-ai-facial-recognition-in-policing-works-and-how-it-can-go-wrong #FacialRecognition #UkCivilLiberties #AiArtificialIntelligence #Law #Technology #Computing #UkNews #Race #London #Police #MetropolitanPolice

Swearing banned by one in five councils in England and Wales, finds report on ‘busybody’ fines https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/29/swearing-banned-councils-england-wales-pspo-busybody-fines #LocalGovernment #Law #Society #UkNews #UkCivilLiberties #Politics #England #Wales #UkCriminalJustice

Slowly but surely, a state can repress its people. Why is the UK channelling Viktor Orbán’s Hungary? | Lydia Gall https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/08/uk-viktor-orban-hungary-civil-rights #UkCivilLiberties #Protest #ViktorOrbn #Hungary #Labour #CounterterrorismPolicy #Law #Europe #Politics #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #UkNews

Slowly but surely, a state can repress its people. Why is the UK channelling Viktor Orbán’s Hungary? | Lydia Gall https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/08/uk-viktor-orban-hungary-civil-rights #UkCivilLiberties #Protest #ViktorOrbn #Hungary #Labour #CounterterrorismPolicy #Law #Europe #Politics #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #UkNews

Slowly but surely, a state can repress its people. Why is the UK channelling Viktor Orbán’s Hungary? | Lydia Gall https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/08/uk-viktor-orban-hungary-civil-rights #UkCivilLiberties #Protest #ViktorOrbn #Hungary #Labour #CounterterrorismPolicy #Law #Europe #Politics #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #UkNews

Civil liberties groups call for inquiry into UK data protection watchdog https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/24/civil-liberties-groups-call-for-inquiry-into-uk-data-protection-watchdog #Informationcommissioner #UKcivilliberties #Dataprotection #Technology #UKnews #Law

Met chief rejects calls to scrap live facial recognition at Notting Hill carnival https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/aug/19/met-chief-rejects-calls-scrap-live-facial-recognition-notting-hill-carnival #NottingHillcarnival #Metropolitanpolice #Facialrecognition #UKcivilliberties #MarkRowley #Technology #Festivals #Culture #Police #London #UKnews #Race

Government drops appeal over climate activist who held sign outside UK court https://www.theguardian.com/law/article/2024/aug/15/government-drops-appeal-over-climate-activist-who-held-sign-outside-uk-court #Environmentalactivism #UKcriminaljustice #UKcivilliberties #Climatecrisis #Trialbyjury #Environment #Politics #Protest #England #UKnews #Law

Starmer’s live facial recognition plan would usher in national ID, campaigners say https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/02/starmer-live-facial-recognition-plan-would-usher-in-national-id-campaigners-warn #Facialrecognition #UKcivilliberties #Identitycards #Surveillance #KeirStarmer #Technology #Politics #Privacy #Police #UKnews