How the UK is shaping a future of Precrime and dissent management

How the UK is shaping a future of Precrime and dissent management

Algorithms, facial recognition, and tightening protest laws signal a deepening surveillance state ~ Blade Runner ~ The UK is expanding its use of predictive policing and surveillance, framing it as a response to crime, protest, and public safety. But the direction is clear: more monitoring, earlier intervention, and more control over dissent. In early April, The Guardian revealed that the Ministry of Justice is developing a “murder prevention” s…

UK developing 'precrime' algorithms to identify criminals before they commit offenses: report

The measures in the UK mirror those undertaken by 'digital deep state' firms in the U.S. and Israel – continuing a post-9/11 goal of achieving total surveillance and control of populations.

Terrorism and crime are to be combated with new methods. The formulations in the coalition agreement sound too fantastic.

UK’s proposed Crime and Policing Bill enables mass biometric surveillance and suppression of public protests

The United Kingdom's Crime and Policing Bill 2025, introduced in February by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, has reached the Committee stage in the House of Commons, reigniting fierce debate over its expansion of facial recognition powers. Amnesty International has called the Bill an “anti-protest bill” that will be used to curtail free speech. However, unsurprisingly,