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In the UK overall, 64% of the population support police use of facial recognition technology to some degree and only 11% were opposed to its use [1]. The survey
by FinnKuhn 25d ago
In the UK overall, 64% of the population support police use of facial recognition technology to some degree and only 11% were opposed to its use [1]. The survey also looks at support for different szenarios, but overall many generally did not oppose it, while in the US 47% oppose the use of flock cameras [2].
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-attitudes-to-police-use-of-facial-recognition-technology/public-attitudes-to-police-use-of-facial-recognition-technology#headline-findings https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-attitudes-...
[2] https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/florida-bans-highway-license-plate-readers-backlash-over-surveillance-spreads-2026-09-03/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/florida-bans-highwa...
- bko 25d agoThe Flock stat is interesting because 46% of Americans believe widespread use of facial recognition would be a good thing (27% unsure). Maybe people oppose Flock because it's not going far enough! Or maybe there is a coordinated campaign against a license plate reader for some weird reason https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/03/17/public-more-likely-to-see-facial-recognition-use-by-police-as-good-rather-than-bad-for-society/ https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/03/17/public-more-...
- FinnKuhn 25d agoMy guess would be that opinions just changed since 2022 AND that support for flock might differ from general support.