ICO reprimands Scottish council over facial recognition

The UK Information Commissioner's Office has reprimanded North Ayrshire council for installing iPayimpact facial recognition technology in nine schools without obtaining adequate consent. The system was intended to speed cashless lunch payments. The council withdrew the system and deleted the data after the ICO's ruling.

https://techmonitor.ai/policy/privacy-and-data-protection/facial-recognition-technology-school-ico

Writer: Sophia Waterfield

Publication: TechMonitor