Beware of scientists bearing giftsAs media outlets around the world repeat the <a href="https://frontline.news/post/who-misinforms-public-falsely-declares-death-from-kidney-failure-as-bird-flu-death" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">false claims</a> that a Mexican man died due to infection with H5N2 avian influenza (bird flu) in order to promote fears of “the next pandemic,” a new <a href="https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202406.0060/v1?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium+email" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">study</a> suggests that another variant of bird flu, the H5N1 type, emerged not from the wild but from scientific institutes where gain-of-function research was and still is being conducted.The (preprint) study is titled: “Proximal origin of epidemic highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b and spread by migratory waterfowl,” and is authored by Dr. Peter McCullough along with two other researchers. Dr. McCullough, one of the world's most published cardiologists, has been a vocal critic of the COVID shots and government protocols surrounding the “pandemic." Like other prominent scientists who have dared to confront the established narrative, he is active in attempting to prevent yet another scientific hoax being perpetrated with potentially devastating results.&nbsp;Why did the chicken cross the sea? Because… Science!To date, millions of poultry have been culled following positive tests for H5N1 avian influenza, and likely many millions more will be in the near future, resulting in crushing financial losses as well as shortages of both poultry and eggs.The study notes that the accepted narrative surrounding this variant is that it was first discovered in the Netherlands in late 2020 and then spread to North America with migratory birds crossing the Atlantic, so that by late 2021 cases were being documented in the United States.McCullough and his colleagues note that this narrative does not bear scrutiny, as such a spread has never been observed or documented in the past — unsurprisingly, given that seasonal migration flows in the opposite direction.If so, the logical conclusion is that there have been separate and distinct outbreaks of H5N1 on different continents, and the study suggests one reason why this is the most probable explanation: gain-of-function research.&nbsp;Lab leaks strike againThe Netherlands is home to the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, not far from where the Dutch outbreak was observed. In the United States, the study's authors noted, the outbreaks have all been in near proximity to another scientific institute where gain-of-function research is conducted: USDA's Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory (SEPRL), located in Athens, Georgia.SEPRL has been doing gain-of-function research into avian influenza, using mallard ducks, since the spring of 2021, manipulating DNA sequences to alter the disease's profile. In Rotterdam, virologist Ron Fouchier, the deputy head of the Erasmus Medical Center, has been engaged in experiments to modify H5N1 since 2012, when he and others succeeded in making the virus airborne-transmissible.Furthermore, the Erasmus Medical Center has previously collaborated closely with the SEPRL to develop vaccines against H9 avian influenza viruses, "indicating the two laboratories likely share virus samples," McCullough says.&nbsp;WHO sounds the warningQuoting the World Health Organization (WHO) from May of this year, the study's authors note that there has been an,<blockquote>… unprecedented number of deaths in wild birds and poultry in many countries…From 2021 to 2022, Europe and North America observed their largest and most extended epidemic of avian influenza with unusual persistence of the virus in wild bird populations…</blockquote>In fact, as the study points out, as far back as 2017 avian flu specialists have been remarking on the “emergence and intercontinental spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza,” which was also considered "unprecedented.”&nbsp;Bigger, stronger, and faster virusesJust what is so unprecedented about what is going on? The study notes that,<blockquote>A literature review on this [H5N1] variant revealed that it — and the subtype from which it emerged — possess conspicuous functions that were not evident in the viruses from which this new clade is alleged to have evolved. These functions include the following:<ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li>increased transmissibility leading to markedly faster intercontinental spread</li><li>increased persistence, causing uncharacteristic outbreaks during summer seasons</li><li>increased virulence for both domesticated and wild birds</li><li>increased host range, including a variety of mammal species</li></ol></blockquote>Furthermore, the variant appears to have “receptor-binding specificity” that has “unknown consequences,” the study continues. That is to say, the virus appears to have been tampered with in such a way that it has become more contagious.McCullough and colleagues add that the “significant mutations found in recent human cases … also suggest links to serial passage experiments" — gain-of-function research.One result has been that there are now, "increasing reports of deadly outbreaks among mammals,” including humans.&nbsp;It almost looks like the government actually wants dead chickens…Discussing these findings, Dr. McCullough points out that the official government narrative is lagging behind scientists such as himself in fitting the puzzle pieces together.&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">We Are Way Ahead of the Government Bird Flu Narrative at the Moment Dr. McCullough with historian John Leake. We subsequently have found that farmers will get payment for mass PCR testing of animals and for culling or intentional killing of poultry and disposal. This will… <a href="https://t.co/qIL8Js9h4J">pic.twitter.com/qIL8Js9h4J</a>— Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH® (@P_McCulloughMD) <a href="https://twitter.com/P_McCulloughMD/status/1799597559565967371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>He observes that the cull of millions of birds continues apace but appears to have little chance of curbing the spread of this bird flu, given that it is still being spread by migratory birds which are not being culled. If things were allowed to run their natural course, those migratory birds could potentially develop a natural immunity to H5N1 and cease transmitting it. However, given that the government is intent on intervening, the prospect of this variant of bird flu being allowed to die its natural death is greatly reduced.This is largely because, his study notes, vaccinating against the avian flu using a non-sterilizing vaccine (such as the vaccines available for bird flu) will most likely lead to the emergence of more virulent strains.&nbsp;Meanwhile, Down Under…“All the evidence points to this having come out of a laboratory,” McCullough stresses. Similar concerns are being expressed by dissenting voices in <a href="https://www.arkmedic.info/p/one-flew-over-the-chickens-nest" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Australia</a>, where H7 bird flu variants are endemic and pose little to no danger to humans — and yet, the government there is promoting fear of H5N1 among the people, even though there's no feasible way for this variant to arrive on Australian shores at all.Unless, that is, it arrives via gain-of-function laboratories, such as the one in Geelong, Melbourne, where government officials have admitted such research is ongoing into various types of bird flu such as H5N1. Millions of chickens have been culled in Australia, too, in recent years, due to H7 bird flu (despite the fact that eating such chickens may not pose any danger to humans at all). But pictures of lots of dead chickens are very effective at inducing fear — and compliance.&nbsp;Human vaccines that were never tested on humans! What could go wrong?To date, the human cases of avian influenza spillover from H5N1 documented so far “haven't been too impressive,” McCullough notes. Unless they cause “really serious pulmonary damage” in humans, he predicts, the public is unlikely to panic.The greater danger, he believes, is what the government is planning to do regardless of the fact that, to date, there have been less than a thousand human cases of H5N1 recorded, ever. Only <a href="https://kff healthnews.org/morning-breakout/biden-administration-health-officials-brief-lawmakers--on-low-bird-flu-risk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recently</a>, Dr. Peter Marks, the top vaccine regulator at the FDA, addressed the World Vaccine Congress and described plans to offer 100,000 farm workers a vaccine against avian flu. According to Marks, there are already three vaccines ready to be used.One of these vaccines, McCullough notes, is the Seqirus vaccine that was approved by the FDA back in 2021, based solely on preclinical data. The vaccine has never been tested on humans.<blockquote>We're in a new era now where the FDA does not require human studies. Studies can be done in animals and products can be approved in humans.</blockquote>Readers may recall that the so-called bivalent COVID vaccine was similarly never tested on humans. It was approved on the basis of clinical trials on eight (or possibly more) <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/covid-booster-tested-mice-what-we-know-1826701" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">mice</a>.&nbsp;Fear the ‘cure’ more than the diseaseMcCullough's study concludes with an appeal that,<blockquote>A moratorium on gain-of-function research including serial passage of H5N1 is indicated to prevent a man-made influenza pandemic affecting animals and humans.</blockquote>The dangers of gain-of-function research were also recently highlighted by former CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield, in a television <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMIhvnMpRU0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">interview</a>, when he said:<blockquote>In the laboratory, I could make it [H5N1] more infectious to humans in months … That's the real biosecurity threat, that these University labs are doing these bio experiments … Bird flu is, I think, going to be the cause of the great pandemic, where they are teaching these viruses how to be more infectious for humans.</blockquote>Redfield does not suggest that this “great pandemic” will “cull” large numbers of humans. But that's not the danger. The <a href="https://frontline.news/post/will-our-next-pandemic-be-a-tamiflu-pandemic-tamiflu-s-adverse-events-mimic-bird-flu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">real threat</a> is that a populace primed by scaremongering propaganda will readily submit to all-new “safe and effective" bird flu “vaccines” and the consequences will be… well, we may already know.

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Evidence that 'bird flu pandemic' is a product of gain-of-function research

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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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British taxpayers cheer vigilante group destroying climate cams

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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