Facial Recognition Surveillance

Baroness Ludford Excerpts
Monday 27th January 2020

(4 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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The noble Lord makes a very good point and I think I know to which cases he is referring. The police must be able to use the technology available for policing purposes, but within the framework I have just discussed.

Baroness Ludford Portrait Baroness Ludford (LD)
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My Lords, the ICO statement of last Friday reiterated the call for the Government to introduce a statutory, binding code of practice, so there has been no change since October. Can the Minister tell us whether she believes the comment in the Statement, “The innocent should have nothing to fear”? Is she proud of that comment by the Government? It really is a complete red herring in terms of data protection and privacy rights.

Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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No, I reiterate that statement.