Day: 1 November 2019

Police may have used ‘dangerous’ facial recognition unlawfully in UK, watchdog says – The Independent

Posted November 1st, 2019 in data protection, facial mapping, human rights, investigatory powers, news, ombudsmen, police, privacy, race discrimination, women by sally

‘Facial recognition technology may have been used unlawfully by police, a watchdog has warned while calling for urgent government regulation.’

Full Story

The Independent, 1st November 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk

BAT faces landmark legal case over Malawi families’ poverty wages – The Guardian

Posted November 1st, 2019 in children, class actions, families, forced labour, human rights, news, remuneration, standards by sally

‘Human rights lawyers are preparing to bring a landmark case against British American Tobacco on behalf of hundreds of children and their families forced by poverty wages to work in conditions of gruelling hard labour in the fields of Malawi.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 31st October 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com