British people hail cleaner air and community spirit under lockdown
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Less than 10 per cent of British people want to go back to normal after lockdown, with most seeing upsides from breathing cleaner air to greater sense of community spirit, according to a survey released on Friday. More than half those questioned said air quality had improved as road traffic levels […]
Britons say they oppose police use of facial recognition tech
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Almost two in three Britons disagree with police using artificial intelligence such as facial recognition technology to identify suspects, according to a survey released on Friday. Public bodies and employers could face a popular backlash against “tech creep” in sectors from recruitment to policing, found the poll, commissioned by Britain’s Royal […]