The first major legal challenge to police use of automated facial recognition surveillance has begun in Cardiff, Wales, according to a news report.
In December 2017, Ed Bridges saw a police ban announcing that they were using "automated facial recognition" and thought it was a violation of his privacy, says the report. "It is just like taking people's DNA or fingerprints, without their knowledge or their consent," said Megan Goulding, a lawyer from the civil liberties group Liberty which is supporting Mr. Bridges.