UK Expands Predictive Policing and Surveillance Systems for Crime Prevention and Dissent Management
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Summary
The article examines the UK's expansion of predictive policing and surveillance technologies, including algorithms, facial recognition, and new protest laws. It reveals that the Ministry of Justice is developing a 'murder prevention' system to identify individuals at high risk of committing lethal violence. The piece frames these developments as part of a deepening surveillance state that aims for earlier intervention and greater control over dissent, drawing parallels to dystopian concepts like 'precrime' from science fiction.
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The UK is expanding its use of predictive policing and surveillance, framing it as a response to crime, protest, and public safety
The Ministry of Justice is developing a 'murder prevention' system. The tool aims to identify individuals judged to be at high risk of committing lethal violence
The direction is clear: more monitoring, earlier intervention, and more control over dissent
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