23 B2 | 7. Klasse | READING | Rules, laws and regulations According to Deane, people are shocked when they see facial recognition appearing on their streets. (7) He also feels it’s astonishing that the police have the power to decide where facial recognition cameras should be placed. In fact, BBW has started legal proceedings against the police. (8) So while the justification for these surveillance measures is threefold: national security to ensure public safety, enforcing law and order and benefitting the economic well-being of the UK, the public are yet to be convinced of their merits. A Consequently, there are a great number of those to be discussed. B As the number of cameras has increased, the number of offences detected using them has, in fact, gone down. C Understandably, people object strongly to being watched in this way and having their civil liberties taken away. D The city of Birmingham tops the list at £10 million. E Instead, they believed that this would be the best way to deal with offenders. F Back in 1994, the only CCTV cameras used were the ones monitoring cashpoints at banks. G Perhaps this is because many of them are often turned off or not working. H Moreover, if they decide to continue using facial recognition, the organisation plans to take them to court. I And it’s widely believed that people living in the capital are filmed as often as 300 times a day. J Or, alternatively, their quality’s so poor that they cannot be used. K They like to point out various cases that have benefitted from cameras. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D 1 the Home Office: a UK government department responsible for immigration, security, and law and order Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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