Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org

12/11/2025, 3:15:04 PM

Public

Facial recognition is biased. The police know it. The UK Home Office knows it. And they don't care.

This dangerous, intrusive tech produces more false positives for women, young people and members of ethnic minority groups.

We need Parliamentary scrutiny now!

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/10/police-facial-recognition-technology-bias

#facialrecognition #surveillance #policing #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #safetynotsurveillance

UK police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology

Exclusive: System more likely to suggest incorrect matches for images of women and Black people

www.theguardian.com · the Guardian

Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org

12/11/2025, 3:15:04 PM

Public

Facial recognition not only harms people right now, but feeds into’ crime-predicting’ tech that turbo charges existing bias.

Sign our petition to ban Predictive Policing in the UK to push back on this dystopian vision of a fully monitored Pre-Crime future.

Act now ⬇️

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ban-crime-predicting-police-tech

#facialrecognition #surveillance #policing #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #precrime #bancrimepredictingtech #safetynotsurveillance #predictivepolicing

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