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Police unlawfully storing images of innocent people for facial recognition

Police unlawfully storing images of innocent people for facial recognition



Privacy fears raised as report warns photographs of arrested people who are then released are being retainedImages of arrested people who were innocent of any crimes are still being stored in a police database that may be used for facial recognition purposes, an official report has warned.In 2012, the high court ruled that keeping the images of people who faced no action or who were charged and then acquitted was unlawful. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/08/police-unlawfully-storing-images-of-innocent-people-for-facial-recognition

Author : Jon Ungoed-Thomas

Publish date : 2024-12-08 06:00:47

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