UK plan to abolish biometrics commissioner greeted with criticism

UK academics Pete Fussey and William Webster have objected to plans to abolish the Retention and Use of Biometrics Commission. Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson also defended the role, submitting both defenses to parliament.

Sampson’s “principal concern” according to his statement, is that “there is no provision for these non-casework biometrics functions and ‘non-data protection’ issues in relation to public space surveillance.”

These plans were outlined in clauses 4 and 5 of the Data Protection and Digital Information …

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