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`

Privacy International @privacyint@mastodon.xyz

12/28/2025, 7:00:38 PM

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This rapid expansion has been pursued within a legislative void, in the absence of a specific legal framework to restrict and safeguard its use. https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5682/toward-regulation-addressing-legal-void-facial-recognition-technology

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Toward Regulation: Addressing the Legal Void in Facial Recognition Technology

Across the world facial recognition technologies (FRT) are increasingly being deployed in public and private spaces without adequate laws or regulation to protect individuals from the grave risks they pose to human rights.

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Privacy International @privacyint@mastodon.xyz

12/28/2025, 7:00:39 PM

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After continuous calls from civil society about the harms of FRT and the need to regulate its use, the Home Office has published an open consultation on the legal framework for using FRT in law enforcement. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/legal-framework-for-using-facial-recognition-in-law-enforcement

Legal framework for using facial recognition in law enforcement

The government is launching a consultation to help develop a new legal framework for the use of facial recognition and similar technologies by law enforcement.

www.gov.uk · GOV.UK

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