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Comment: UK facial-recognition ruling offers little clarity to the private sector

By Vesela Gladicheva ( August 13, 2020, 08:03 GMT | Comment) -- Companies using live facial recognition will find little fresh clarity on how to avoid breaking data-privacy rules in UK judges' recent ruling in a Welsh police case. Answers on how companies can use the technology — which could become urgent in the near future — will likely come from litigation and regulatory probes specifically involving the private sector.Companies such as property developers and retailers using live facial recognition will find little guidance on how to steer clear of breaking privacy rules in this week’s ruling, which looked in detail at a complaint against a Welsh police force but steered clear of broader principles....

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