Big Brother Watch

Commenting on Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood calling on police chiefs to use facial recognition at protests, Big Brother Watch's Senior Legal and Policy Office Jasleen Chaggar said: "The Home Secretary's calls for a dystopian constellation of mask bans, f

New polling highlights UK's "censorship crisis" as free speech billboards are plastered across London Underground Giant "Free speech makes Britain great" billboard seen at Oxford Circus (sample photos attached, high res available below) Polls show the Bri

Campaigners urge Burnham to review UK's "anti free speech laws" Big Brother Watch report reveals free speech is in "downward spiral" in the UK Former Minister turned Reform member Nadine Dorries backs calls for review of "dogs dinner" online safety laws h

Over 60,000 people have been arrested for communication offences over 5 years and failed laws mean some police forces make 14 times more arrests than others, a damning new report by Big Brother Watch reveals. The civil liberties campaign group are calling

The Government's control over information available to the public is tightening. The rise of censorship and narrative control for our "safety" is one of the most disturbing trends to emerge in modern politics - and unless there is a course correction, it

What's really going on with Sir Sadiq Khan's introduction of live facial recognition cameras to Oxford Street? And why are they suddenly being rolled out on the London Underground - despite a trial on the rail network that misidentified an innocent person

The Scottish Police Watchdog is calling on police forces to use drones and facial recognition technology at football matches. Jack Coulson said: "The SNP conference passed a resolution opposing live facial recognition, and almost half of Scots say they wo

Transport for London is conducting its first trial of live facial recognition cameras at select tube stations, starting with London Victoria. Big Brother Watch Director Silkie Carlo told the BBC, "This is a disturbing and dystopian expansion of live facia

Sainsbury's is pausing the use of live facial recognition in its Dulwich shop after an innocent man was wrongly flagged as a shoplifter. Silkie Carlo said Sainsbury's is "treating customers like criminals" and that "serious mistakes like this are inevitab

Commenting on plans to install permanent facial recognition cameras on Oxford Street, Big Brother Watch's Senior Legal and Policy Officer Jasleen Chaggar said: "Plans to turn the newly walkable Oxford Street into a permanent digital police line-up using l