An ethical approach to Automated Facial Recognition
Regulars to my blog will know that my regulatory role in the context of surveillance camera systems extends to the overt use of automated facial recognition (AFR) technology by the police and local...
View ArticleRaising standards through my certification scheme
There’s been a lot of focus recently in the press about the potential mass intrusion of surveillance cameras and I’ve recently blogged myself about CCTV in taxis and the use of automatic facial...
View ArticleWorking together on automatic facial recognition
Regular readers of my blog will know that the Home Office published their Biometric Strategy in June and in doing so established a new board (which I sit on) to develop that strategy. A key...
View ArticleLaunching the human rights, data and technology strand of the national...
Hi, I’m Professor Pete Fussey and have been asked by Tony Porter to lead a new strand of his National Surveillance Camera Strategy on human rights, data and technology. I’m a Director at the Centre for...
View ArticleDriving Ethics Forward: The Importance of Considering the Ethics of Automatic...
Hello, my name is Dr Rachel Adams and I’m an Early Career Researcher with the Information Law and Policy Centre, Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, University of London. I’m also a member of the...
View ArticleThe debate on automatic facial recognition continues
Once again the issue of police use of Automatic Facial Recognition (AFR) technology has come into public spotlight. This week it was part of an inquiry at the House of Commons Science and Technology...
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How effective are Video Surveillance Systems (VSS)?
VSS are operated by most Local Authorities in England and Wales and are intrinsically linked with operational policing to protect the public and ensure their safety. Indeed the whole genre of video...
View ArticleLeading the policing strand of the national surveillance camera strategy
I lead the policing strand of the National Surveillance Camera Strategy for England and Wales. I’m also an Assistant Chief Constable at South Wales police and the CCTV Lead for the National Police...
View ArticleSurvey of Local Authorities Compliance with the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
As I head towards the end of my Commission in December, I am keen to get my house in order and provide advice and guidance right to the end. In November this year I will release my updated police...
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Appointment of Professor Fraser Sampson - the new Biometrics and Surveillance...
Photo of Professor Fraser Sampson Hello! I’m Fraser Sampson, the new Surveillance Camera Commissioner (and Biometrics Commissioner too). I came into post on 1 March and with so much going on in both...
View Article“If you’ve done nothing wrong…”: 5 Reasons Why This is No Defence for...
Of the many arguments deployed in the defence of surveillance technology there is one that doesn’t just miss the point: it misses all of them. Beguilingly simple, the expression “if you’ve done...
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