Newsnight aired on BBC2 on July 20th, 2017, featuring a special report by Richard Watson on new "face recognition" surveillance technology aimed at recognizing and identifying potential high-risk terror suspects from crowds. The technology is ready for implementation but requires political approval, with concerns about public safety currently at 'critical' versus civil liberties issues.
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