Big Brother Watch

Reclaiming privacy. Defending freedom.

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Save Free Speech Online!

Freedom of expression is facing an unprecedented threat in the UK. Our online public squares need protection.

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Stop Facial Recognition

Police and private companies are quietly rolling out facial recognition cameras, We must stop this dangerous surveillance now.

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“We work to roll back the surveillance state and protect the rights of everyone in the UK to be free from unfair intrusion.”
Silkie Carlo, Director of Big Brother Watch

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Media

BBC – Big Brother Watch files legal challenge with the ICO against Southern Co-op’s use of facial recognition systems

July 26, 2022

Big Brother Watch files legal complaint against Co-op’s “Orwellian” facial recognition

July 26, 2022

The Telegraph – It’s high time for the police to finally stop recording ‘non-crime hate incidents’

July 22, 2022

The Daily Mail – 36,420 individuals were scanned in a Live Facial Recognition trial run by the MET police

July 19, 2022

politics.co.uk – Director of Big Brother Watch explains why smart devices are an invasion of our privacy