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Statements from the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, Dr. Brian Plastow, on biometric enabled public space surveillance in Scotland.
The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner reiterates his concerns about the Data Protection and Digital Information (No 2) Bill.
The commissioner wrote to Lucy Allan MP seeking advice about risks from the use of surveillance cameras around MPs home addresses.
The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner provides written evidence on the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill.
Police forces in the UK are shot through with Chinese camera technology, according to a survey by the Office of the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner.
The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner writes to the conference organiser of the Security Event 2023.
The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner writes to all chief officers of Police England and Wales about the use of drones.
The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s annual report for 2021-2022 has been laid in Parliament.
The Security Minister has written to the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner has written to the Security Minister.
The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner writes to the Information Commissioner’s Office about the ICO25 consultation.
The Commissioner has started gathering the latest information from all police forces under his jurisdiction on their use of overt surveillance camera systems.
Professor Sampson praises the government on its decision not to hand oversight of police use of DNA and fingerprints to the ICO.
The commissioner writes to an MP regarding the risks from Chinese state-controlled surveillance.
The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner writes to government departments regarding human rights and security issues.
A letter from the Cabinet Office to the Office of the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner (OBSCC) on 27 April 2022 about the Public Procurement bill.
The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner invites you to hear the evidence of experts and make your own judgement.
The BSCC writes to Dahua in relation to human rights and ethical considerations.
Professor Fraser Sampson reflects on the publication of the CoP APP on Live Facial Recognition.
Fraser Sampson's keynote speech at the NPCC CCTV Conference 8 March 2022.
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