Gregory's ServerUK government plans to plug biometric passport data into an expanding system of facial recognition will be enabled by the #DataGrabBill.
Ministerial powers to expand the list of 'legitimate uses' includes reporting criminal acts or safeguarding concerns to appropriate authorities for alleged crimes or to the suspicion of crimes.
This creates the condition of possibility for data-fuelled mass surveillance.
@openrightsgroup I do not honestly believe you can control mass surveillance in the UK. They have cameras everywhere. Also, the US is beginning to resemble the same police state every day. Soon Americans will be back where they started from, with regards to rights and liberties.