Regulator looking at use of facial recognition at King's Cross site
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#4N4YA)
Information commissioner says use of the technology must be 'necessary and proportionate'
The UK's privacy regulator said it is studying the use of controversial facial recognition technology by property companies amid concerns that its use in CCTV systems at the King's Cross development in central London may not be legal.
The Information Commissioner's Office warned businesses using the surveillance technology that they needed to demonstrate its use was "strictly necessary and proportionate" and had a clear basis in law.
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