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R (Bridges) v Chief Constable of South Wales Police (Facial Recognition)

[2020] EWCA Civ 1058
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtEngland and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Year2020
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Police deployment of automated facial recognition technology engages Article 8 ECHR and requires sufficiently precise legal authority, necessity, and proportionality; the existing framework was inadequate.

Key Principle

Police use of automated facial recognition technology engages Article 8 ECHR and requires a clear legal framework, necessity, and proportionality; the framework in use was insufficiently precise.

Area of Law

data-protection

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