Data privacy experts are calling on the UK government to urgently tighten regulation around facial recognition technology following a report by the Ada Lovelace Institute highlighting significant gaps in biometrics governance. The independent research body is pressing the administration to establish a dedicated regulatory framework to clarify lawful use of facial recognition. Minister for Policing Dame Diana Johnson acknowledged legitimate concerns and conceded that bespoke legislative framework may be necessary. The proposed legislation should introduce tiered legal obligations based on risk posed by each biometric system.
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