"The rapid expansion of educational technologies (EdTech) has introduced serious concerns about human rights protection in educational spaces. This briefing explores the impact of facial recognition technology (FRT) and heightened surveillance in these settings, highlighting many complex and multifaceted issues that demand careful consideration from a human rights perspective.

From the erosion of privacy and the securitisation of educational spaces - that undermines the learning and growth processes - to the perpetuation of bias and discrimination, and the lack of data protection safeguards, not to mention the role of private interests, this briefing explains why we believe that iIt is crucial to ban FRT in educational spaces and stop its use now.

At the end of the briefing, we share a roadmap of key issues that it is necessary to consider for anyone thinking of introducing FRT in educational spaces to help analyse its impact on human rights."

https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5469/pis-briefing-critical-examination-facial-recognition-implementation-educational

#UK #FacialRecognition #Biometrics #Surveillance #Privacy #FRT

"The UK is "veering dangerously close to becoming a police state" because of facial scanners being used in high streets, MPs have heard.

Calls have been mounted for live facial recognition technology to be halted amid questions over accuracy and privacy. The software - currently being deployed in London, South Wales and Essex - allows officers to scan the faces of passers-by and check them against watchlists.

Several MPs raised concerns about software misidentifying innocent members of the public - particularly Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy said: "We're veering dangerously close to becoming a police state with levels of surveillance that would only be deemed acceptable in the most autheritarian police states. It's not a matter of 'those with nothing to hide have nothing to fear', it's a matter of our basic privacy."

She pointed to research by campaign group Big Brother Watch which found 89% of facial recognition alerts to date wrongly identified members. Tory Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said current software is far more accurate."

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/uk-veering-towards-police-state-34098123

#UK #PoliceState #Surveillance #FacialRecognition #Biometrics

Despite all the risks: biometric recognition is spreading in #Europe - https://algorithmwatch.org/en/biometric-surveillance-explained/ #facialrecognition

OpenStreetMap supports mapping surveillance cameras.

Cameras can be identified by location and type.

The area being observed can be disclosed.

Surveillance under Surveillance/https://sunders.uber.space is an OpenStreetMap instance focused on surveillance cameras, the data used is not visualized on the OpenStreetMap.org instance.

Website: https://www.openstreetmap.org
Mastodon: @openstreetmap

#OpenStreetMap #Surveillance #CCTV #Privacy #FacialRecognition #Tracking #BiometricData #VoicePrint #Gait

The outgoing Biometrics Commissioner has warned that regulation is falling behind advances in biometric surveillance.

The #DataGrabBill will gut the controls on the use of facial recognition and Automatic Number Plate Recognition, allowing for intrusive surveillance.

#HandsOffOurData #DataGrabBill #GDPR #DPDIBill #dataprotection #privacy #ukpolitics #facialrecognition #surveillance

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64583997

'As part of its bonfire of regulations' the #DataGrabBill will scrap the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner in the UK.

The Bill moves the Commissioner's duties to the Information Commissioner's Office and removes the Surveillance Camera Code governing police and local authorities.

#HandsOffOurData #DataGrabBill #GDPR #DPDIBill #dataprotection #privacy #ukpolitics #facialrecognition

https://techmonitor.ai/policy/privacy-and-data-protection/police-cctv-code-of-conduct

Facial recognition is expanding in the UK with little oversight, despite privacy risks and biased algorithms.

The #DataGrabBill will only widen the regulatory gap over the use and rampant collection of biometric data for surveillance.

#HandsOffOurData #DataGrabBill #GDPR #DPDIBill #dataprotection #privacy #ukpolitics #facialrecognition

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/uk-facial-recognition-no-consent-no-oversight/