UK appoints lame duck Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner

UK Home Secretary James Cleverly has appointed Tony Eastaugh as the new Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner.

Eastaugh’s previous roles include director general for immigration enforcement at the Home Office, and commander at the Metropolitan Police, a position he held for 12 years.

His new role includes responsibility for the use and retention of fingerprints and DNA samples by police, as well as the maintenance and enforcement of the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice.

Eastaugh is not expected to …

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