As facial recognition technology shifts from the public sector into the private sector, questions are being raised about who is now policing Britain?
The U.K.’s Office of Biometrics and Surveillance Cameras Commissioner awarded Facewatch a certification of compliance with the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice for its use of live facial recognition and ruled in April of this year that Facewatch was fully compliant with U.K. Data Protection Law.
of public engagement, legal analysis and policy research to explore the complex ethical challenges raised by biometric technologies to consider what governance around biometrics could shore up public legitimacy. It published that report in June 2022. Furthermore, the review found that human rights law does not adequately cover non-public-sector uses of biometric technologies.
Moreover, any assessment should be carried out based on clearly established standards of accuracy, reliability and validity.
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