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minus-squareOhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-25 days 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.
minus-squareGeneral_Effort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoAs I wrote, the UK does not have the AI Act. This is also a case where EU GDPR and UK GDPR diverge. Finally, I never claimed it’s automatically illegal. Yeah, and some of it is even true. Most of it, in my experience. I do not know why this community is so committed to disinformation.
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.
As I wrote, the UK does not have the AI Act. This is also a case where EU GDPR and UK GDPR diverge.
Finally, I never claimed it’s automatically illegal.
Most of it, in my experience. I do not know why this community is so committed to disinformation.