with us tonight is silkie carlo, director of big brother watch.d any way to prove that i wasn't a thief. so typically, on a busy day in a london area like this, they can be scanning thousands of people's faces. it's thousands of people that are effectively walking through a digital police line—up as you walk past. it's a passport style check that sees if you are known to the police. if you are on a database. there are lots of different reasons that people can be put onto watch lists. you can be put on a watch list to protect you from harm, whatever that means. typically what we see is an alert comes up, bam! the person is stopped. if they don't stop voluntarily, then they can be physically apprehended. silkie carlo is director of big brother watch... welcome to the programme. it is difficult for someone in my position, who is on television every night, to argue for more privacy. but if i were not in thisjob, i think privacy. but if i were not in thisjob, ithink ifi privacy. but if i were not in thisjob, i think if i could choose to opt out of the