Biometric systems used to monitor staff data now under review after ICO clampdown DATA LAW The regulator investigated the company and found it was “unlawfully” processing the biometric data of more than 2,000 employees at 38 leisure facilities.
ICO tells Serco Leisure to stop ‘unlawfully’ using facial recognition and fingerprint data to monitor staff legal The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered public service provider Serco Leisure and its trusts to stop using facial recognition technology and fingerprint scanning to monitor employee attendance. Following an investigation, the ICO said Serco Leisure was “unlawfully” processing the biometric data of more than 2,000 employees at 38 leisure facilities. The regulator said the [...]