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Technology & Future ·Wednesday, August 5, 2026

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Would you accept facial recognition cameras everywhere in public if it eliminated violent crime?

47%
consensus15responses

“No, the premise is false, no technology eliminates violent crime and accepting surveillance on that promise is naive”

All answers

No, the premise is false, no technology eliminates violent crime and accepting surveillance on that promise is naive
47%
Yes, but only with strict independent oversight and legal limits on how the data can be used
27%
Absolutely not — privacy and anonymity in public are fundamental rights that should never be traded away regardless of the benefit
20%
No — surveillance infrastructure built for one purpose is always eventually repurposed for another
7%
Yes — eliminating violent crime is worth the loss of anonymity in public spaces
0%

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Country

% chose top answer

🇭🇷Croatia43%🇧🇬Bulgaria100%🇧🇪Belgium100%🇺🇸United States100%

Croatia is most divided — 43% “No, the premise is false, no technology eliminates violent crime and accepting surveillance on that promise is naive” vs 29% “Absolutely not — privacy and anonymity in public are fundamental rights that should never be traded away regardless of the benefit”.

Age

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20%
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Gender

67%
33%
50%

Man is most divided — 50% “No, the premise is false, no technology eliminates violent crime and accepting surveillance on that promise is naive” vs 50% “Absolutely not — privacy and anonymity in public are fundamental rights that should never be traded away regardless of the benefit”.

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