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Tech Life: Legal victory over facial recognition

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Legal victory over facial recognition

BBC World Service - Tech Life, Legal victory over facial recognition

Use of facial recognition by a UK police force was unlawful, says the Court of Appeal.

The use of facial recognition in public by a UK police force was unlawful, says the Court of Appeal. Presented by Zoe Kleinman.

The use of facial recognition in public by a UK police force was unlawful, says the Court of Appeal. Plus how a new global policy network aims to help reign in the power of big technology firms. And China’s Xinhua dictionary gains a raft of tech terms. Presented by Zoe Kleinman, with BBC reporter David Molloy. Produced by Jat Gill.

(Image: Stock photo of a British police officer standing in front of a crowd. Credit: Getty Images).

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