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A system the government is describing as a digital convenience tool could, under legislation its own consultation proposed, become searchable by police without people’s knowledge or consent.
The DVLA was built to check whether people can drive, and the Lords just voted to turn it into the largest real-name face recognition database the police have ever had access to.
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The consultation closes in May, but Parliament already handed ministers the power to act in February.
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