London Underground is trialing live face scanning from today as privacy groups say it 'treats the public like suspects' — here's how to avoid it

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Aug 11, 2026, 8:58 am101 pts
Facial recognition systems are expanding to the London Underground British Transport Police say images will be checked against a watchlist Privacy groups are calling the technology intrusive The debate over public surveillance and privacy is only getting more intense, with the British Transport Police (BTP) the…

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