Law & order
Law & order

Police should be allowed to use real-time facial recognition in public spaces.

Of the 8 Riksdag parties, 3 broadly agree and 3 broadly disagree.

Where the parties stand

Riksdag parties

Sverigedemokraterna
Strongly agree

SD är pådrivande för utökade polisbefogenheter inklusive realtidsansiktsigenkänning.

KD stödjer utökade polisbefogenheter inklusive vissa övervakningsmetoder.

M stödjer utökade polisbefogenheter inklusive vissa former av ansiktsigenkänning.

Liberalerna
Neutral

L balanserar säkerhet mot integritet; försiktiga med realtidsansiktsigenkänning.

S balanserar polisbefogenheter mot integritet; ingen entydig linje för realtidsansiktsigenkänning.

C är försiktiga med massövervakning och realtidsansiktsigenkänning.

Miljöpartiet
Strongly disagree

MP motsätter sig massövervakning och ansiktsigenkänning i offentliga rum.

Vänsterpartiet
Strongly disagree

V motsätter sig massövervakning och realtidsansiktsigenkänning.

Smaller parties

Neutral
Säga blankt nej till Chat Control – svenska folket förtjänar inte massövervakning.
Arguments

Common arguments on each side, written without party attribution.

For
  • Real-time matching can identify wanted suspects faster than reactive investigation.
  • Cameras already exist in public space — recognition adds analytic value to existing footage.
  • The technology can be scoped narrowly to specific watchlists with legal authorisation.
Against
  • Real-time identification of everyone in public space is qualitatively different from targeted CCTV.
  • Error rates have produced wrongful identifications in jurisdictions that have deployed the technology.
  • Mass surveillance infrastructure tends to expand in scope once installed and is hard to remove.
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