The Home Office and the UK Department of Justice plan to require migrants with a criminal record to wear watches with facial recognition to track them. Writes about it The Guardian.
As conceived by officials, the devices will be able to take up to five pictures a day and send data to law enforcement officers along with geolocation. It is only about foreigners convicted of a criminal offence.
Authorities called for “daily monitoring of persons subject to immigration control.” They suggested that all such arrivals in the UK wear ankle bracelets or smartwatches at all times.
In May 2022, the British government awarded Buddi Limited a £6m contract. The firm has developed a bracelet to monitor elderly people who are in danger of falling. Probably, the same company will create a device for law enforcement officers that can take pictures for their further scanning.
Lawyers criticized the proposals of the authorities. Monish Bhatt, professor of criminology at Birkbeck, University of London, said the Home Office itself does not yet know how long people will remain under surveillance.
“They did not provide any evidence to show the need for electronic monitoring, or demonstrate that the tags make people better comply with immigration laws. We need humane, non-degrading solutions at the community level,” he said.
Recall that in July, the British police launched testing of a roadside van to identify violations by drivers.
In the same month, human rights activists demanded a ban on facial recognition of shoppers in supermarkets in the south of England.
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The Home Office and the UK Department of Justice plan to require migrants with a criminal record to wear watches with facial recognition to track them. Writes about it The Guardian.
As conceived by officials, the devices will be able to take up to five pictures a day and send data to law enforcement officers along with geolocation. It is only about foreigners convicted of a criminal offence.
Authorities called for “daily monitoring of persons subject to immigration control.” They suggested that all such arrivals in the UK wear ankle bracelets or smartwatches at all times.
In May 2022, the British government awarded Buddi Limited a £6m contract. The firm has developed a bracelet to monitor elderly people who are in danger of falling. Probably, the same company will create a device for law enforcement officers that can take pictures for their further scanning.
Lawyers criticized the proposals of the authorities. Monish Bhatt, professor of criminology at Birkbeck, University of London, said the Home Office itself does not yet know how long people will remain under surveillance.
“They did not provide any evidence to show the need for electronic monitoring, or demonstrate that the tags make people better comply with immigration laws. We need humane, non-degrading solutions at the community level,” he said.
Recall that in July, the British police launched testing of a roadside van to identify violations by drivers.
In the same month, human rights activists demanded a ban on facial recognition of shoppers in supermarkets in the south of England.
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