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Sci-tech committee: UK.gov's 27-page biometrics strategy is great... as toilet paper
The UK government's 27-page blueprint to use biometrics "in no way did justice to the fundamental issues involved" in cops' increasing use of the tech, the chair of the Commons science committee has said. Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb made the declaration as his committee confirmed it will be holding a one-off evidence …
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Tuesday 12th February 2019 17:24 GMT Chris G
Presumed what?
21 million custody images of people presumed innocent is, I dare say, not how the plod would see those images.
Their view is more likely ' There's no smoke without fire' to which end I expect they would recommend their colleagues to carry a box of matches. What does the report have to say about the wholesale collection of DNA? One of plods other fishing expeditions.
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Wednesday 13th February 2019 08:11 GMT John Smith 19
Antoher case of Home Office policy constipation
6 years to s**t out this turd.
What would you call it?
Are these databases fully searchable?
How many cases have they been How many were they involved in? involved in solving? How many were they the sole evidence?
My guess is "lots" (because they're are cheap to use), a few (because they sometimes corroborate an alibi or verify a theory). As for the sole evidence that would be a question. "Almost none" or (disturbingly) "quite high" ?
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Wednesday 13th February 2019 11:40 GMT Loatesy
They say it costs too much to delete the images. In other words the Rozzers are saving money by breaking the law.
Qi custard et custiadetetet or whatever?
"Oh, we keep an eye on ourselves, so we make sure everything's fine and hunkydory? BTW it would appear we've got your photo on file. Why would that be then, sonny jim? We been a naughty boy eh? Well, you must have done something that deserves a spanking otherwise why else would we have your photo on file?"
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Wednesday 13th February 2019 11:40 GMT Loatesy
They say it costs too much to delete the images. In other words the Rozzers are saving money by breaking the law.
Quis custodiet custard? (or whatever?)
"Oh, we keep an eye on ourselves, so we make sure everything's fine and hunkydory? BTW it would appear we've got your photo on file. Why would that be then, Sonny Jim? We been a naughty boy eh? Well, you must have done something that deserves a spanking otherwise why else would we have your photo on file?"
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Wednesday 13th February 2019 15:06 GMT Down not across
Fox guarding the henhouse
That included establishing the Law Enforcement Facial Images and New Biometrics Oversight Board, which is chaired by Mike Barton, chief constable of Durham Constabulary, and has reportedly met three times.
I'm sure a chief constable will be very impartial. Not.
If the board at least did not consist of the abusers of the information, it might look bit more credible.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
