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The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is seeking clarification from the UK government regarding the future of the Biometric & Surveillance Camera Commissioner (B&SCC) role following the impending departure of its current commissioner, Fraser Sampson.

Dual biometrics and surveillance camera watchdog will step down at the end of October 2023, noting that while he agreed to stay on until the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill received royal assent, continuing delays to its passage means he will not be able to effectively discharge his functions

His letter of resignation states that the functions of his two roles is rendered irrelevant by the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill.

As facial recognition technology shifts from the public sector into the private sector, questions are being raised about who is now policing Britain?

As facial recognition technology shifts from the public sector into the private sector, questions are being raised about who is now policing Britain?

The system in Australia and New Zealand networks thousands of cameras run by an Auckland company, Auror, which aims to combat retail crime.

An independent report commissioned by the biometrics commissioner of England and Wales has revealed that the UK policing minister is pushing for wider adoption of facial recognition by police, and further criticises the government’s proposed changes to surveillance oversight

MPs and peers criticised the technology's use, in a letter to Sports Direct parent company Frasers Group.

UK lawmakers have written Frasers Group to condemn its use of live facial recognition and call for it to stop using the technology,

Facewatch is the controversial real-time facial recognition system that scans faces as people enter a store and flags if a subject of interest has entered.