Big Brother Watch
Big Brother on Board: UK Train Stations Use Amazon-Powered AI to Read People’s Mood
Civil liberties groups warn of potential overreach and lack of transparency in public surveillance practices.
UK PM Sunak Endorses Facial Recognition, Implicitly Backs Mass Bank Surveillance
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak doesn’t spare a thought for the loss of privacy and curbing of civil liberties.
UK Army Unit Labeled Accurate COVID Reporting as “Malinformation”
Freedom of Information requests reveal the UK military’s covert role in pandemic-era surveillance.
UK Lawmakers Call for Probe Into Shadowy Disinformation Squad
Some UK lawmakers call for an urgent independent review of the Counter Disinformation Unit, questioning its transparency and the extent of its influence on public discourse.
UK Plans Facial Recognition Expansion, Empowering Cops to Scan Faces in the Street
The UK’s £55.5 million push for facial recognition technology risks a profound invasion of privacy, setting a precarious precedent for surveillance overreach.
UK Police Focus on Minor Speech Incidents Over Traditional Crime
Despite government directives, police continue to log minor disputes as hate incidents while serious crime resolution rates, like burglary, decline alarmingly.
UK: Peers Grill the Government About the Counter “Disinformation” Unit, Which Spied on Lawful Speech by Government Critics
The government has been taken to task over its secretive censorship units.
Listening Devices Are Being Installed in UK School Bathrooms
Major concerns about privacy are being raised.
UK Government Justifies Using Royal Air Force to Monitor Online COVID Speech, Calls “Disinformation” a “Serious Threat”
Even lawmakers and journalists had their speech monitored.
UK Government Apologizes After Counter Disinformation Unit Got Caught Lying, Monitoring Journalists’ Speech
A rare admission, even though it changes little.
The UK Government Is Slammed for Letting Private Facial Recognition Company Off the Hook
A big push for the controversial surveillance tech.
The UK Government’s Stealth Support for Facial Recognition Tech in Stores
The UK government wants more facial recognition tech in the private sector.