Governments should be banned from using live facial recognition in public spaces
National security
Defence of a state against external and internal threats, spanning intelligence services, military operations, counterterrorism and the classification of information. Covers the tension between secrecy and oversight, and the agencies whose work is largely conducted beyond public view.
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Civil liberties
Individual freedoms that constrain what the state may do, including speech, assembly, religion, privacy and protection from arbitrary search or detention. Distinct from civil rights, which concern equal treatment, these limit government power rather than extend entitlement, and are usually enforced through the courts.
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Law enforcement
Policing, prosecution and the agencies that carry them out, from patrol and arrest through detention and the courts. Covers oversight, accountability and the conduct of officers as much as crime itself, and the legal limits placed on the use of state force.
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Surveillance
Ongoing and systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of information for planning, decision-making, and action.
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