{"id":14111,"date":"2024-04-16T08:37:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T06:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/16\/leisure-centres-scrap-biometric-systems-to-keep-tabs-on-staff-amid-uk-data-watchdog-clampdown\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T08:37:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T06:37:25","slug":"leisure-centres-scrap-biometric-systems-to-keep-tabs-on-staff-amid-uk-data-watchdog-clampdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/16\/leisure-centres-scrap-biometric-systems-to-keep-tabs-on-staff-amid-uk-data-watchdog-clampdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Leisure centres scrap biometric systems to keep tabs on staff amid UK data watchdog clampdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Firms such as Serco and Virgin Active pull facial recognition and fingerprint scan systems used to monitor staff attendance<\/p>\n

Dozens of companies including national leisure centre chains are reviewing or pulling facial recognition technology and fingerprint scanning used to monitor staff attendance after a clampdown by the UK\u2019s data watchdog.<\/p>\n

In February, the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO) ordered a Serco subsidiary to stop using biometrics to monitor the attendance of staff<\/a> at leisure centres it operates and also issued more stringent guidance on the use of facial recognition and fingerprint scanning.<\/p>\n

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\nFirms such as Serco and Virgin Active pull facial recognition and fingerprint scan systems used to monitor staff attendance
\nDozens of companies including national leisure centre chains are reviewing or pulling facial recognition technology and fingerprint scanning used to monitor staff attendance after a clampdown by the UK\u2019s data watchdog.
\nIn February, the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO) ordered a Serco subsidiary to stop using biometrics to monitor the attendance of staff at leisure centres it operates and also issued more stringent guidance on the use of facial recognition and fingerprint scanning. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Firms such as Serco and Virgin Active pull facial recognition and fingerprint scan systems used to monitor staff attendance Dozens of companies including national leisure centre chains are reviewing or pulling facial recognition technology and fingerprint scanning used to monitor staff attendance after a clampdown by the UK\u2019s data watchdog. In February, the Information Commissioner\u2019s …<\/p>\n

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