Silkie Carlo

Silkie Carlo is Director of Big Brother Watch.

Are China’s facial recognition trials really the example the Met police want to follow?

“Each face is algorithmically cast over with suspicion, checked against the authority’s blacklist”.

By Silkie Carlo

/ 10 Jul 2019

Are China’s facial recognition trials really the example the Met police want to follow?

The UK government spied on human rights groups – now they’re taking it to court

After human rights groups challenged the government for its mass surveillance infrastructure, they were themselves illegally spied on. Illegal state spying jeopardises all our freedoms, and must be stopped.

By Silkie Carlo

/ 27 Nov 2017