Government scraps plans to take away Sampson’s powers
THE Government has scrapped plans to hand key functions of the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Professor Fraser Sampson, faced the prospect of oversight of police use of DNA and fingerprinting being given to the ICO data regulator. The proposal to move the functions emerged in late 2021 after […]
Professor Fraser Sampson to speak at National CCTV Conference taking place on 8 March 2022
Half-way through his two-year appointment as Commissioner, Professor Fraser Sampson will highlight four things from the past 12 months and their relevance to the future of biometric surveillance. Pointing out why biometric surveillance is not just data protection, Professor Sampson will say if people believe that they’re being watched or having their conversations eavesdropped upon […]