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 keep the public safe.
But Andy Chesterman of Privacy Helper has raised concerns over the use of a system and the right for law-abiding citizens not to be captured by such equipment.
“The use of live facial recognition in public places is always going to be controversial as it involves the use of biometric data (special category personal data) without any restrictions or controls over who is subject to processing (children or adults),” said Mr Chesterman.
“If the area of processing is clearly marked, with a reasonable diversion in place to enable those wishing to exercise their rights to object to scanning, then this would strengthen their use case.”
