Welsh police use of facial recog tech – it's so 'lawful', rules High Court

Welsh police use of facial recog tech – it's so 'lawful', rules High Court

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/04/south_wales_police_use_of_facial_recognition_technology_ruled_lawful/

South Wales Police's use of facial recognition has been found lawful by the High Court in a world-first hearing regarding the controversial technology.

Cardiff resident Ed Bridges, represented by campaign group Liberty, challenged South Wales Police at a judicial review in May after believing his face was scanned by the cameras twice during a trial of the tech.

Welsh police use of facial recog tech – it's so 'lawful', rules High Court

Sep 4, 2019, 1:39pm UTC
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/04/south_wales_police_use_of_facial_recognition_technology_ruled_lawful/ > South Wales Police's use of facial recognition has been found lawful by the High Court in a world-first hearing regarding the controversial technology. > Cardiff resident Ed Bridges, represented by campaign group Liberty, challenged South Wales Police at a judicial review in May after believing his face was scanned by the cameras twice during a trial of the tech.