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minus-squareOhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoCommercial versions of these systems exist in the UK. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/06/shopper-facewatch-watchlist-39p-paracetamol-london The Gdpr makes these things harder to do, but not automatically illegal. Surely you have noticed that there is a lot of criticism of the GDPR and EU tech regulation. Yeah, and some of it is even true.
Commercial versions of these systems exist in the UK.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/06/shopper-facewatch-watchlist-39p-paracetamol-london
The Gdpr makes these things harder to do, but not automatically illegal.
Yeah, and some of it is even true.