Three in five Britons fear being wrongly caught by 'Big Brother' facial recognition tech Almost 60 per cent of Britons believe the technology represents a step towards a surveillance state Don't Miss Most Read Latest More than three in five Britons fear being wrongly implicated by "Big Brother" facial recognition technology, a bombshell new survey has revealed. The polling - conducted by by independent market research agency Opinium - probed the British public on their views of live facial recognition (LFR) technology amid Labour's push to roll it out to all police forces nationwide. Currently, 13 police forces across England and Wales either use or are trialling LFR. But the Government recently announced 40 new police vans equipped with the cameras would be deployed in town centres to help tackle rising anti-social behaviour on the high street. Crime and Policing Minister Sarah Jones described the technology as "the biggest breakthrough for catching criminals since DNA matching". But Britons remain conflicted - with the survey finding that 69 per cent of the public believe they should have a say on how its rolled out across the country. Concerns around the reliability of the technology and data privacy also emerged as key issues. Some 61 per cent of respondents say they fear errors could lead to them wrongly implicated in "incidents", Opinium found. There are 13 police forces across England and Wales either use or are trialling LFR |GETTY Meanwhile, over half (57 per cent) said they harbour concerns surrounding how images of their face would be stored. The polling also revealed a considerable sense of unease among Britons over the technology's implications on wider society. Around 57 per cent say they believe it represents a step towards a surveillance state - while 54 per cent reported feeling LFR gives them an