Big Brother Watch
King Charles III’s Coronation Is a Surveillance Nightmare
Scanning faces.
Tony Blair Launches New Push for Biometric Digital ID for All Citizens
Blair has been advocating for citizen IDs for decades.
UK Prime Minister Is Questioned About “Recording Political Dissent on Social Media”
The government is facing calls to disclose more information.
UK Government Used an Army Unit to Spy on Citizens so It Knew “How Scared People Were” During Covid
Part of wider surveillance methods.
UK Government Pressured News Outlets That Published Articles That Could “Affect Compliance” With Covid Measures
In an attempt to suppress “vaccine hesitancy.”
UK Government Asked Facebook to Remove a Post That Was Restricted to Be Seen by “Friends Only”
Over a post regarding Covid test kits.
UK Government Monitored Tweets From High Profile Journalists and Politicians That Criticized Covid Policy
A new report reveals alarming levels of dissent surveillance.
Privacy Concerns Are Raised After UK Health Secretary Considers Body Cams for Nurses
Body cams on hospital wards.
Amazon Says Its In-Vehicle Surveillance Is for Employee Safety, Not to Spy on Them
Monitoring their every move.
Scotland Wants to Scan People’s Faces in Public
More real-time facial recognition threats.
UK Grocery Store Co-Op’s Live Facial Recognition Cameras Face Legal Complaint
The first known legal complaint against facial recognition in retail.