According to multiple outlets, police in the United Kingdom have allegedly conducted hundreds of facial recognition searches on the country’s passport photo database.
“Documents obtained by Big Brother Watch reveal that police are increasingly searching 150 million UK passport and immigration database with facial recognition,” Big Brother Watch wrote.
“Jointly with Privacy International, Big Brother Watch are set to pursue legal action against the Home Office & the Met Police,” it added.
We’ve just uncovered documents revealing police are increasingly searching all our passport photos with facial recognition.
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This means that police can ID check us anytime, anywhere. Readhttps://t.co/ZtGK7AoLof
— Big Brother Watch (@BigBrotherWatch) August 8, 2025
The Telegraph has more:
Police have conducted hundreds of facial recognition searches on Britain’s passport photo
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