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“If you’ve done nothing wrong…”: 5 Reasons Why This is No Defence for Surveillance

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The expression “if you’ve done nothing wrong you’ve nothing to worry about” is not the answer to legitimate public concern over surveillance. Here are 5 reasons for abandoning the argument once and for all.

Appointment of Professor Fraser Sampson - the new Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: ANPR, Biometrics, Body worn video, CCTV, Critical National Infrastructure, DNA, Drones, Facial Recognition Technology, Fingerprints, Local authorities, National surveillance camera strategy, Policing, Privacy, Standards, Surveillance camera code of practice, Surveillance camera commissioner, Surveillance cameras, Uncategorized
Professor Fraser Sampson

Hello! I’m Fraser Sampson, the new Surveillance Camera Commissioner (and Biometrics Commissioner too). I came into post on 1 March and with so much going on in both the world of surveillance and biometrics, I’m sure the next few weeks and months are going to be busy, but I think this is an exciting time and I’m looking forward to the road ahead.

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