{"id":11399,"date":"2023-09-03T08:37:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T06:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/03\/revealed-home-office-secretly-lobbied-for-facial-recognition-spy-company\/"},"modified":"2023-09-03T08:37:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T06:37:32","slug":"revealed-home-office-secretly-lobbied-for-facial-recognition-spy-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/03\/revealed-home-office-secretly-lobbied-for-facial-recognition-spy-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: Home Office secretly lobbied for facial recognition \u2018spy\u2019 company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Officials reflected policing minister\u2019s enthusiasm to roll out controversial technology across the country, particularly in retail settings<\/p>\n<p>Senior officials at the Home Office secretly lobbied the UK\u2019s independent privacy regulator to act \u201cfavourably\u201d towards a private firm keen to roll out controversial facial recognition technology across the country, according to internal government emails seen by the <em>Observer<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Correspondence reveals that the Home Office wrote to the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO) warning that policing minister, Chris Philp, would \u201cwrite to your commissioner\u201d if the regulator\u2019s investigation into Facewatch \u2013 whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/jul\/29\/well-just-keep-an-eye-on-her-inside-britains-retail-centres-where-facial-recognition-cameras-now-spy-on-shoplifters\" title=\"\">facial recognition cameras<\/a> have provoked huge opposition after being installed in shops \u2013 was not positive towards the firm.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/sep\/02\/home-office-accused-of-secret-lobbying-for-facial-recognition-spy-company\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/8e6e98b9bdc1c7e71fbcc4fc0b52022b9c2b43d4\/0_171_5138_3082\/master\/5138.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=42cad28eacf68431209fe8aa35b18eb7\" title=\"Revealed: Home Office secretly lobbied for facial recognition \u2018spy\u2019 company\" \/>Officials reflected policing minister\u2019s enthusiasm to roll out controversial technology across the country, particularly in retail settings<br \/>\nSenior officials at the Home Office secretly lobbied the UK\u2019s independent privacy regulator to act \u201cfavourably\u201d towards a private firm keen to roll out controversial facial recognition technology across the country, according to internal government emails seen by the Observer.<br \/>\nCorrespondence reveals that the Home Office wrote to the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO) warning that policing minister, Chris Philp, would \u201cwrite to your commissioner\u201d if the regulator\u2019s investigation into Facewatch \u2013 whose facial recognition cameras have provoked huge opposition after being installed in shops \u2013 was not positive towards the firm. 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