Comment by Zoë Garbett

I am not opposed to technology. From my time working in the NHS, I know how transformative advances in technology can be – they can legitimately be lifesaving – but advances in technology cannot be allowed to undermine our rights and our civil liberties. [...] Facial recognition is a reversal of the presumption of innocence - the democratic principle that you shouldn't be spied on unless police suspect you of wrongdoing. Facial recognition subjects us all to spying. Walking down a street in London and having your face scanned and compared against a list of wanted people is essentially being part of an identification parade. [...] This is wrong, is an infringement on our rights and should not continue. Unverified source (2026)