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R (Bridges) v Chief Constable of South Wales Police and Others [2019] EWHC 2341 (Admin): A summary (use of facial recognition technology (UK))

R (Bridges) v Chief Constable of South Wales Police and Others [2019] EWHC 2341 (Admin) To read the judgment click here. The High Court turned down an application for judicial review of the decision by South Wales Police to use automated facial recognition technology in a pilot project. The project involved the capture of digital […]

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ICO Annual Report 2018/2019: A summary

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published its 2018/2019 Annual Report on 8 July 2019. Here is a short summary: The number of enquiries the ICO received increased by 66% to just under half a million. The number of data protection complaints almost doubled compared with the previous year. Subject Access Requests made up the largest […]