UK facial recognition gamekeeper turns poacher
@ 2023/12/14Fraser Sampson resigns after controversial decision and joins “enemy”
The recently-departed watchdog in charge of monitoring technology in UK has joined the private firm he controversially approved.
Professor Fraser Sampson, former biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner, permitted Facewatch to roll out biometric surveillance cameras in high streets nationwide. The move created an outcry because he was supposed to protect the great unwashed from too much surveillance.
The recently-departed watchdog in charge of monitoring technology in UK has joined the private firm he controversially approved.
Professor Fraser Sampson, former biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner, permitted Facewatch to roll out biometric surveillance cameras in high streets nationwide. The move created an outcry because he was supposed to protect the great unwashed from too much surveillance.