It’s always reassuring to know that those controlling our lives are doing so only according to the latest scientific advances, guided by the best possible data, and informed by the most up-to-date statistics.That’s why this <a href="https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.04.21267114v1.full.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new study</a> from December 5, 2021, is so exciting. It analyzes data culled from around six million people – almost an entire country of people, namely, Israel. And the study was authored by a number of top scientists, including two people who are right at the top of the Israeli government’s COVID totem pole. One is Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis, the director of Public Health Services; the other is Prof. Nachman Ash, former COVID Commissar of Israel and currently the director-general of the Israeli Health Ministry.The study focuses on two months – August and September of 2021 – and is titled, “Protection and waning of natural and hybrid COVID-19 immunity.” It divides people into five categories: those who have recovered from a bout of COVID and have not been vaccinated; those who have been double-vaxxed; those who have had a booster shot; and also so-called hybrid groups – those who have recovered and were subsequently vaccinated (as per Israeli government policy, which is, currently, to receive one dose only following infection), and those who were vaccinated and subsequently contracted COVID (so-called breakthrough cases).<figure class="image"><img src="/uploads/preis_ash_study_pic2_9316596429.png"></figure>When we look at the infection rates the study presents, it is immediately obvious that natural immunity is far superior to any protection conferred by vaccination. Even though natural immunity does wane somewhat over time, at a year after recovery from infection, the infection rate is still only 30.2 per 100,000. By way of comparison, the infection rate following vaccination with no prior COVID infection in the first two months after the second shot – when protection is at its absolute highest – is 21.1 per 100,000. By the third and fourth month after the second shot, the rate has already increased to 45.0 per 100,000.Receiving a booster shot, according to this study, has quite a remarkable effect, causing the infection rate to drop to just 8.2 per 100,000 in the first two months after the third shot. (Due to the time limitations of the study, no further data is available for booster shot recipients.) The data also imply one reason why booster shots are being so aggressively promoted for those who are eligible – just four months after the second dose of a COVID vaccine, infection rates are already up to around 70 per 100,000, almost ten times higher than the comparable rate for those who have recovered from COVID infection without vaccination.The study also looked at the results of hybrid cases, although the authors failed to draw the obvious conclusions – but they are there, in plain sight. Recovery followed by vaccination apparently confers superior protection to recovery alone (although the difference between the rates is minimal and tends toward the statistically insignificant). However, for people who were first vaccinated and only then contracted COVID, rates of infection are higher than those who recovered from COVID without ever getting vaccinated. In other words, once you’re vaccinated, you lose your chance of attaining the vastly superior immunity conferred by recovering from COVID, even if you do contract the disease at a later point – and most likely, you eventually will. (During the summer of 2021, around 1 in 20 double-vaxxed Israelis did.)<figure class="image"><img src="/uploads/preis_ash_study_pic1_b480e0248d.png"></figure>All this may seem a little alarming if you’re vaccinated; however, what we’ve been hearing for months now is that infection rates are really nothing to worry about at all, because the real benefit conferred by vaccination is that it reduces the risk of getting seriously ill from COVID, and possibly dying. But that wasn’t actually what the study found.“The number of severe cases among infected individuals was relatively small in most cohorts,” the paper states – no surprises here, given what we know about how mild COVID usually is.There were “25 [cases] among Recovered, 13 among Recovered then Vaccinated, and 5 among Vaccinated then Recovered, 1,372 among the Vaccinated, and 178 among the Booster individuals.”That looks bad for the vaccinated cohort, but then, these are just numbers, not rates. Let’s look at the rates, focusing (as the study’s authors do) on the age 60-plus cohort, as they are known to be at the greatest risk, by and large.“The resulting crude rates of severe disease for persons age 60 or older, ignoring the time from the last immunity-conferring event, were 0.6 per 100,000 person days for the Recovered cohort, 0.5 for the Recovered then Vaccinated cohorts, 1.1 for the Vaccinated then Recovered, 4.6 for the Vaccinated cohort, and only 0.4 for the Booster.”&nbsp;<figure class="table"><table style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><tbody><tr><td style="border:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:111.75pt;">Data for over-60s</td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:77.95pt;">No. of serious cases</td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:3cm;">Rate per 100,000</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:111.75pt;">Recovered</td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:77.95pt;">25</td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:3cm;">0.6</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:111.75pt;">Vaccinated</td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:77.95pt;">1372</td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:3cm;">4.6</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:111.75pt;">Booster</td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:77.95pt;">178</td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:3cm;">0.4</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:111.75pt;">Recovery + vaccination</td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:77.95pt;">13</td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:3cm;">0.5</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:111.75pt;">Vaccination + recovery</td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:77.95pt;">5</td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:3cm;">1.1</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>&nbsp;Given the devastating conclusions that can be drawn by anyone approaching these data with an open mind, the study’s authors were timid in the extreme when interpreting the results, writing only that, “Our data on COVID-19 hospitalized patients with severe disease has too few cases for a definitive analysis but does not seem to support a recent report that suggests that vaccinated individuals were more protected than previously infected individuals 3 to 6 months after the immunity-conferring event.”&nbsp;To sum up:Assuming that the data for booster shots are accurate (and we only have the first two months of statistics to study), in the best-case scenario, a person who manages to get in all three shots before running up against a COVID infection is marginally more protected against serious illness than someone who was never vaccinated at all.However, given that it appears that the more shots you get, the more likely it is that you will succumb to that COVID infection when it finds you, it’s a race against the clock, and if COVID catches you before you get that booster shot, good luck.&nbsp;In light of their findings, Dr. Alroy-Preis and Professor Nachman Ash should have decided to review the expert advice they provide to the Israeli government, and stop promoting COVID vaccination for those lucky enough to still be vaccine-naïve.Actually, they did not.What they did conclude in light of their findings, was that “understanding the waning rates after different immunity-conferring events is important for policy making,” and that “protection … wanes over time for both vaccinated and previously infected individuals, and that an additional dose restores protection. Future studies will help determine the optimal timing of that dose.”Since then, evidently taking these scientific findings to heart, the Israeli government has decided to tighten its COVID regulations as far as the political climate will permit in order to “<a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/318822" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">create an atmosphere that encourages immunization</a>.”As <a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/318808" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Professor Galia Rahav</a>, director of the infectious diseases department in Israel’s largest hospital, said last week: “We need to vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate…”

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<h2>Move over book burning, hello de-platforming?</h2>Closed out of your Facebook or Instagram account? Maybe your website suddenly disappeared, or your YouTube channel was demonetized or deleted? Perhaps you lost access to thousands of hours of posts and videos you produced, and your years of work were gone in an instant? That's de-platforming; the modern version of book burning, a “punishment” for going against the mainstream narrative. And, the censorship doesn't stop with social media, it includes PayPal accounts and more.<h3>Getting up again</h3>How do individuals who went afoul of the globalists, who didn't keep quiet and let others do their thinking for them, respond when they find themselves de-platformed by social media companies and other services? Here's what London Real's Brian Rose, Americas Frontline Doctor founder Dr. Simone Gold, and independent researcher James Roguski did to pick themselves up and continue their work despite the heavy-handed censorship they experienced.Brian RoseWhen London Real YouTuber Brian Rose publicly began trying to understand COVID-19 and its countermeasures, he soon found his entire life seemingly deleted from the internet by the social media giants.&nbsp;Not only did he lose all his years of work, amounting to thousands of videos which he had uploaded to the internet. He also lost access to his Paypal account, and more, because in his search for the truth about the pandemic; his counter-narrative interviews with David Icke were too dangerous for the globalists to allow. &nbsp;In his below documentary, Rose&nbsp;recounts his experiences and how he ultimately started a channel of his own. He explains that he was wholly unprepared for what happened on May 3, 2020, even though he knew that many would want to stop the interview (@about 3:36):<blockquote>Over the past few weeks, our entire world has been transformed. Everything we took for granted has now been taken away and our freedoms have been replaced with fear. All those rights we fought centuries for have been handed over without a second thought.&nbsp;We all process fear in different ways. I cope by immersing myself in my work and today my job is to ask questions. One million people will be watching and they all want answers.&nbsp;Countless others are trying to stop this from happening. At any moment they can walk through that door or lock this broadcast. I'm scared but I don't know what else to do. I prepared my whole life for a moment like This. But nothing would prepare me for what happened next. . .</blockquote>&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">WATCH THE MOVIE THAT YouTube DOES NOT Want YOU TO SEE (and SHARE IT Far And Wide ) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonReal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LondonReal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeWillNotBeSilenced?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeWillNotBeSilenced</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopCensorship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StopCensorship</a> <a href="https://t.co/txcVpjPDWz">https://t.co/txcVpjPDWz</a>— Brian Rose, Founder &amp; Host of London Real (@LondonRealTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/LondonRealTV/status/1796285778517221575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>&nbsp;Dr. Simone GoldDr. Simone Gold, founder of <a href="https://www.aflds.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">America's Frontline Doctors</a>, was one of the first doctors to understand that how she was being told to treat COVID patients wasn't normal. Very alarmed at what was taking place she, along with other doctors, held the “<a href="https://www.whitecoatsummit.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Coat Summit</a>” on July 27, 2020, as well as a press conference on the Supreme Court steps. As she tweeted below, the press conference went viral, garnering millions of views before Big Tech and Big Media took the video down.She concluded by explaining their purpose and the result:<blockquote>Our fight was to show America the propaganda vs the truth, and then we were censored.</blockquote>&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Our press conference in front of the Supreme Court on July 27th, 2020 was a turning point in the fight against COVID Tyranny. After 20 million views in 8 hours, Big Tech colluded to wipe the video from online platforms. We knew in this moment that we would win the fight. <a href="https://t.co/9CP0Ogpnfp">pic.twitter.com/9CP0Ogpnfp</a>— Dr. Simone Gold (@drsimonegold) <a href="https://twitter.com/drsimonegold/status/1610416861723729921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Dr. Gold continues to <a href="https://aflds.org/about-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">advance</a> the mission of America's Frontline Doctors, to protect medical freedom and civil liberties.'James RoguskiIndependent researcher James Roguski who, <a href="http://jamesroguski.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">according</a> to his website, has been calling out lies and propaganda for decades, found years of work gone when the company that hosted most of his websites terminated his account for what they said were “terms of service” violations. It did not deter him from continuing his work, either.<blockquote>They deleted many of my websites, but they ignited my passion to burn even brighter. I now have most of my work on Substack.&nbsp;</blockquote>Roguski is interested in building a holistic alternative to the WHO and <a href="https://jamesroguski.substack.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recruits</a> others to join him.<blockquote>The old system is crumbling, and I intend to help speed its demise, but we must build its replacement quickly.If you are fed up with the government, hospital, medical, pharmaceutical, media, industrial complex and would like to help , then feel free to contact me directly anytime.</blockquote>&nbsp;The information contained in this article is for educational and information purposes only and is not intended as health, medical, financial or legal advice. Always consult a physician, lawyer or other qualified professional regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition, health objectives, or legal issues.&nbsp;Related articles:<ul><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/covid-sceptics-won-out-globalists-fear-an-increasingly-disbelieving-public" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">'COVID skeptics won out' — Globalists fear an increasingly disbelieving public</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/colorado-governor-signs-off-on-bill-establishing-state-ministry-of-truth-students-atarget-of-new-law">Colorado governor signs off on bill establishing state 'ministry of truth'? Students a target of new law</a></li></ul>

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A British vigilante group known as the “Blade Runners” is receiving widespread support from British taxpayers as it continues to destroy climate surveillance cameras across London.<h2>The ULEZ mandate</h2>By order of London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the city is peppered with ultra-low emission zones (ULEZs), areas accessible only to low-emission vehicles. Cars that do not meet the city’s environmental standards are charged £12.50 ($16) for entering the ULEZ. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras positioned around the zones read license plates and check them against the vehicles’ make and model in real time. If a vehicle does not meet the environmental threshold, a fine is levied against the car owner.&nbsp;The ULEZ climate mandate has drawn heavy&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/london-hundreds-protest-against-climate-mandates">protests</a> from residents, including&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/british-veteran-launches-hunger-strike-as-unrest-grows-over-climate-mandates">hunger strikes</a> and refusals to pay fines. Taxpayers have also taken to disabling the ANPR surveillance cameras which Transport for London (TfL), the city’s transportation department, said will be used both for climate and law enforcement.<h2>Taxpayers cheer the ‘Blade Runners’</h2>Since the climate restrictions were expanded last year, the Blade Runners have taken to disabling and destroying hundreds of cameras. Between April and September 2023, Metropolitan Police recorded 200 reports of cameras being stolen and 595 reports of cameras being vandalized.TfL began placing black boxes around ULEZ camera wirings to protect them from being cut, but taxpayers found other ways to disable the cameras — like removing them completely.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"> MUST SEE: Blade Runners topple THREE ULEZ cameras in a coordinated strike… The people are fighting back! <a href="https://t.co/Yvr2Xr7Lun">pic.twitter.com/Yvr2Xr7Lun</a>— David Morgan #StayFree (@david_r_morgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/david_r_morgan/status/1802726912050995623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>In response, the city&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/london-taxpayers-attack-surveillance-vans-in-continued-revolt">deployed</a> mobile surveillance vans mounted with ANPR cameras across London in the hopes of evading attacks, but Blade Runners soon began targeting those as well. Some surveillance vans have been spotted covered in graffiti with their tires slashed, while others have been completely covered in tarp.Last month, 21 cameras were destroyed in the hours after Sadiq Khan was re-elected mayor of London, the&nbsp;Daily Mail&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13538797/Moment-Blade-Runner-uses-power-tool-cut-ULEZ-camera-traffic-light-latest-attack-Sadiq-Khans-hated-scheme.html">reported</a>. Last weekend, Blade Runners used power tools to topple a ULEZ camera and traffic lights to the delight of some fellow taxpayers. In a video that was posted to social media, passing cars can be heard honking in support.The video received over 37,000 likes. Comments on the post were largely supportive, with users writing that, “When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty,” and “Fair play to them, it's a complete scam that does nothing.”Blade Runner Matt Hardy told the&nbsp;Daily Mail&nbsp;that the Blade Runners are “people pissed off about the tyranny reigning over us and getting out and doing things about it – real votes, real boys here.”<h2>‘These cameras are not about the climate. They are about control’</h2>British actor and influencer Laurence Fox said this week he was just given back his electronic devices by police after being arrested earlier this year for cheering on the Blade Runners:<blockquote>These cameras are not about the climate. They are about control. They are the primary infrastructure for all sorts of things that ideologues like the midget dictator [Sadiq Khan] would like to impose upon us.I can now finally say the word ‘Bladerunners’ again. One of the ridiculous restrictions on free speech imposed by the police.It’s a dreadful shame to see so many of these cameras dying suddenly. I’m not at all thrilled about it. Just because I am smiling like a Cheshire Cat, it doesn’t mean that I am over the moon that these scameras continue to topple in high winds.&nbsp;Vive la résistance!</blockquote><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">POLICE UPDATE Following 6 coppers bursting into my house earlier this year to arrest me for saying how pleased I was that the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ULEZ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ULEZ</a> scam was meeting such robust resistance, this morning the <a href="https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@metpoliceuk</a> were ordered by the magistrate to hand back all my devices, including my…— Laurence Fox (@LozzaFox) <a href="https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1803030521095622912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> &nbsp;

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Fisker is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the electric vehicle (EV) company announced Tuesday.<h2>‘Like other companies in the electric vehicle industry’</h2>“Fisker has made incredible progress since our founding, bringing the Ocean SUV to market twice as fast as expected in the auto industry and making good on our promises to deliver the most sustainable vehicle in the world,” a spokesperson <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/cghen8gr8e1n/6W19OiEBJDVIFVEmo4feHA/df902c5cb2b067251a300efb0b35f611/Fisker-Filing-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a>.The California-based company added it is not the only EV maker that has been struggling to stay in business.“We are proud of our achievements, and we have put thousands of Fisker Ocean SUVs in customers’ hands in both North American [sic] and Europe. But like other companies in the electric vehicle industry, we have faced various market and macroeconomic headwinds that have impacted our ability to operate efficiently. After evaluating all options for our business, we determined that proceeding with a sale of our assets under Chapter 11 is the most viable path forward for the company.”Fisker’s collapse is the latest indication that the EV industry is folding due to sinking demand. Other EV industry players are also cutting their losses as they jump ship.<h2>Hertz</h2>In March, Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr&nbsp;<a href="https://www.motorfinanceonline.com/news/hertz-ceo-resigns-amid-ev-investment-setback/#:~:text=Scherr's%20departure%20coincides%20with%20Hertz's,electric%20vehicle%20(EV)%20rentals">resigned</a> after his bet on EVs cost the car rental giant its biggest quarterly loss since 2020. Hertz had been praised by the Biden administration for its ambition to convert 25% of its fleet to EVs by the end of this year. In January, however, the company announced it would instead be selling its 20,000 EVs — including Teslas — at heavily discounted prices and replacing them with gas-powered cars.<h2>Mercedes-Benz</h2>Mercedes-Benz also recently had to give up its ambition to only sell electric cars by 2030. Instead, EVs are expected to make up only 50% of the German carmaker’s sales over the next decade.<h2>Apple</h2>In February, Apple abandoned its multi-billion dollar effort to create an electric car. Despite being a decade in the works and employing 2,000 people, Project Titan was axed due to falling consumer demand.<h2>Aston Martin</h2>A lack of consumer demand is also partly to blame for Aston Martin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13138123/Aston-Martin-puts-brakes-new-electric-supercar-2026-bosses-say-drivers-want-engines-throaty-roar.html">placing</a> its battery-operated “supercar” on hold until 2026.“Demand, certainly at an Aston Martin price point, is not what we thought it was going to be two years ago,” said Aston Martin Executive Chairman Lawrence Stroll.&nbsp;<h2>Ford</h2>In December, Ford slashed production of its flagship EV at its assembly plant in Dearborn, Michigan by half. The automaker cut the monthly production quote for the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck from 3,200 units to 1,600 units per month.<h2>Biden administration continues to force EV production</h2>Nevertheless, the Biden administration in March issued new climate mandates aimed at forcing more EV production. The new rules from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contain tight emissions standards that will&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/epa-electric-vehicles-emissions-limits-climate-biden-e6d581324af51294048df24269b5d20a">require</a> 56% of new vehicle sales to be fully electric by 2032, with an additional 13% required to be hybrids.

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For the last two years, British authorities have been testing AI-powered emotion recognition cameras on travelers in train stations, according to recently disclosed documents.<h2>What can the cameras see?</h2>In each of eight train stations around the UK, five to seven cameras or sensors scan the passing crowds. Using AI software from Amazon, the cameras use object recognition algorithms to spot criminal activity, trespassing, weapons, wet floors, overcrowding, and overstuffed trash cans.&nbsp;They can also alert authorities when passengers engage in “unusual behavior,” such as shouting, running, smoking, or skateboarding.&nbsp;A combination of existing cameras and newly installed smart cameras are being used for the surveillance project. All are equipped with Amazon’s Rekognition surveillance system.<h2>Emotional recognition</h2>Through a combination of facial and behavioral analyses, the Rekognition software allows officials to also <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-ai-cameras-emotions-uk-train-passengers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">analyze visitors’ emotions</a>. Internal documents note that the cameras can detect whether a passenger is “happy, sad [or] angry.” They can also recognize passenger satisfaction, which “could be utilized to maximum advertising and retail revenue.”<h2>Anti-social behavior</h2>Authorities can also detect passengers who exhibit “anti-social behaviour,” which&nbsp;<a href="https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/asb/asb/antisocial-behaviour/what-is-antisocial-behaviour/">according</a> to London’s Metropolitan Police Service means “behaviour by a person which causes, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to persons not of the same household as the person.”<h2>Social distancing, face masks, and demographics</h2>Other&nbsp;<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24757655-usecases_dpas_review_managed_stations?responsive=1&amp;title=1">use cases</a> for the surveillance cameras include detecting whether passengers are keeping to social distancing rules and wearing face masks. The cameras can also scan for demographics by identifying people’s age profiles and “socio-economic classification,” which the documents note can create “revenue opportunities for better targeted advertising and product placement.”<h2>‘Quite a concerning step’</h2>The documents were obtained by Big Brother Watch, a civil rights and government watchdog group, in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Network Rail, a body within the Department of Transportation which manages most of the country’s train network, has been overseeing the surveillance project.&nbsp;“The rollout and normalization of AI surveillance in these public spaces, without much consultation and conversation, is quite a concerning step,” Jake Hurfurt, head of research and investigations at Big Brother Watch,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-ai-cameras-emotions-uk-train-passengers/">told</a> Wired.As of now, the surveillance systems do not use facial recognition technology, which analyzes faces and matches them against facial images stored in certain databases.

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