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UK police facial-recognition use needs tighter rules, privacy watchdog says

( February 12, 2026, 17:55 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The use of facial recognition technologies by UK law enforcement requires clearer statutory limits and safeguards, the Information Commissioner’s Office has said. Responding to a government consultation opened last year, the UK privacy regulator on Thursday backed a more specific legal framework, and called for stricter tests on proportionality and stronger safeguards against bias. But the ICO also said that any new oversight body must work with existing regulators to avoid conflicting decisions and overlapping duties.Statement attached. ...

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