United Kingdom: ICO Opinion on the use of live facial recognition
Progress
Current status
adopted
18 Jun 2021 adopted
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Adopted ICO Opinion on the use of live facial recognition
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) adopted the Opinion on the use of live facial recognition technology in public places. The Opinion explains that live facial recognition technologies can be used in a privacy-intrusive way. The ICO thus re…
Event type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority