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UK Conservative Member of Parliament
Live facial recognition has never been given explicit approval by parliament, [...] It is a suspicionless mass surveillance tool that has no place in Britain.
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AI Verified Verified. The January 5, 2024 Canadian Affairs article contains the quoted wording and attributes it to Conservative MP David Davis: “Live facial recognition has never been given explicit approval by parliament,” and “It is a suspicionless mass surveillance tool that has no place in Britain.” ([canadianaffairs.news](https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2024/01/05/face-off-in-britain-over-controversial-surveillance-tech/)) Independent and ITV reports from October 2023 also state that Davis tweeted the same two sentences on October 6, 2023, which corroborates that the quote is authentic and correctly attributed; the quote itself appears to predate the 2024 article. ([the-independent.com](https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/politics/police-david-davis-chris-philp-ed-davey-shami-chakrabarti-b2437805.html)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1d ago
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