About face
Idiot savant has close encounter with diction (EN), loses plot.

UK police use of facial recognition tests public's tolerance of ...
"... video surveillance, with one of the highest densities of CCTV cameras in the world. Cameras have been used in public spaces for decades by SECURITY FORCES fighting threats from the Irish Republican Army and, more recently, domestic terror attacks after Sept. 11, 2001. The RECENT ADVANCES in surveillance technology mean a new wave of facial recognition systems will put the public's acceptance to the test."

University of D'Oh - report, Fusion  center (not that one the other one)
"In the US, less advanced [BWAH!] types of facial recognition have been in use for decades."

LEAK: Commission considers facial recognition ban in AI 'white paper', 17 Jan

The European Commission is considering measures to impose a temporary ban on facial recognition technologies used by both public and private actors, according to a draft white paper on Artificial Intelligence obtained by EURACTIV.

If implemented, the plans could throw current AI projects off course in some EU countries, including Germany's wish to roll out automatic facial recognition at 134 railway stations and 14 airports. France also has plans to establish a legal framework permitting video surveillance systems to be embedded with facial recognition technologies.

EU drops idea of facial recognition ban in public areas, 29 Jan
"The revised proposal, part of a package of measures to address the challenges of AI, could still be tweaked as the commission is currently seeking feedback before it presents its plan on Feb. 19."