×

Donate

About us

Our Team

Work with us

Funding

Free software

Legal support

Research

Campaigns

Our Impact

Media

Blog

Videos

Press releases

Press coverage

Reports

Subscribe

Contact

Facial recognition support

Events

©2009-2026 Big Brother Watch. All Rights Reserved.

Big Brother Watch, a limited company registered in England and Wales.
Registered office Chinaworks, London, SE1 7SJ
Registered number 06982557.

info@bigbrotherwatch.org.uk| Privacy Policy

Big Brother Watch

Reclaiming privacy. Defending freedom.

Find out more

DONATE

featured image home page

Save Free Speech

The ability to speak freely is one of the most empowering rights in a democracy – but this hard-won freedom is under threat in the UK.

Get involved
featured image home page

Stop Facial Recognition

Police and private companies are quietly rolling out facial recognition cameras, We must stop this dangerous surveillance now.

Get involved

View all campaigns

“We work to roll back the surveillance state and protect the rights of everyone in the UK to be free from unfair intrusion.”

Silkie Carlo, Director of Big Brother Watch

Learn more about us

Join our newsletter

Fearless campaigning. Real change.
Delivered to you.

Media

  1. All
  2. Blog
  3. Podcast
  4. Videos
  5. Press releases
  6. Press coverage
Respond to Government consultation on a social media ban

March 12, 2026

Big Brother Watch response
Big Brother Watch response to digital ID statement by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister

March 10, 2026

Budgens
Financial Times – Ex-police officer wrongly flagged as a shoplifter in shop using facial recognition

March 5, 2026

Live facial recognition van at oxford circus
Metro – Live Facial Recognition use not ruled out in Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation plans

March 4, 2026

laptop closing
Daily Mail – All social media users required to verify their age if the government takes strongest measures to ban under-16s

March 2, 2026

BBC – Met police to trial Orwellian face scanning app

March 2, 2026

View all

Join our email list

We're exposing and challenging threats to our privacy and civil liberties at a time of enormous technological change. Join our email list to be the first to know about our work:

Donate to
Big Brother Watch

We rely on your support to help our relentless battle against surveillance and censorship. Everything you give goes directly to our campaigning efforts to defend freedom. We fight to win – donate today.

DONATE