old news, been doing it for years in england (Score 1)

okay, the actual computer face recognition software has only been in use for a couple of years, in football (soccer for the Americans) stadiums to spot known hooligans, but the police can more or less follow you from one side of central London to the other on cameras.

Because of the IRA and their bombs, like.

This applies to many other town centres, too.

Big Brother is here, and he's called Tony Blair!!