Met Police gave images for King's Cross facial recognition scans

[editor]

The fuck...

London's Metropolitan Police Service has revealed that it supplied images for a database used to carry out facial recognition scans of people who visited the King's Cross estate.

The force had previously said it had not been involved with the scheme, but now acknowledges this was "incorrect".

London's mayor has asked for a report to reveal exactly what data was shared with whom "as a matter of urgency".

The Surveillance Camera Commissioner is also making inquiries.

"In light of this acknowledgement from the MPS I will be contacting senior officers at the force to understand how they were complying with section 33 of the Protection of Freedoms Act and paying due regard to the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice," Tony Porter told the BBC.

Met Police gave images for private facial-ID scans

 

[equationgirl]

I wonder if the Information Commissioner will get involved, seems a massive breach of GDPR to me.

 

[equationgirl]

Fucking hell though, what were the Met thinking?

 

[MrSki]

Liberty is appealing a case in South Wales that it lost on Thursday.

 

[MrSki]

Petition against it can be found...

 

[equationgirl]

Signed.

 

[joustmaster]

I don't think the I've got much of an issue with being photographed in public.

But I do with the government giving data to private companies.