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Newsnight

15 Seasons1980 - PresentNR45m6.1

Serious news reports, analysis and no-holds-barred interviews with leading politicians and public figures.

Newsnight, aired 20th July 2017 on BBC2 featuring a special report by Richard Watson on new "face recognition" surveillance technology, aimed at recognizing and picking out potential high risk terror suspects from a crowd. Whilst the technology is ready for implementation, political approval is called for, keeping in mind public safety, currently at 'critical' verses civil liberties.

Info about Newsnight

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: BBC One

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:News