UK thugs are delighted with the idea of identifying "suspects" by facial recognition in all sorts of footage of crowds: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/11/facial-recognition-could-transform-policing-in-way-dna-testing-did-says-met-chief These "suspects" may very well be protesters charged with grave crimes that are disguises for "causing inconveniencing with a protest" — or "damaging corporations' profits with a protest."