The Government announced the introduction of the Data (Use and Access) Bill (DUA Bill) in the House of Lords on 23rd October 2024 – the first draft of Labour’s proposed changes to data protection law following the failure by the former Conservative Government to embed their Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDI Bill) in law.
From an article published in The Bedfordshire Independent A Bedford-based security expert (PRIVACYHELPER) has raised concerns over the planned use of facial recognition software by Bedfordshire Police at this weekend’s River Festival. Bedfordshire Police say they’re deploying state-of-the-art facial recognition technology for the first time this weekend to catch the county’s most wanted offenders and…
Say ‘data protection’ or ‘privacy’ to most businesspeople, and their eyes roll. They know it’s important, they know they need to be on it, but it is so complex. But say those same words to Andy Chesterman, Managing Director of Bedford-based PrivacyHelper, and his eyes light up…
