‘Use of biome­tric facial recognition must be regulated’


PETALING JAYA: The use of biome­tric facial recognition CCTVs for law enforcement must be regulated and not breach privacy laws, say legal criminal and constitutional experts.

Human rights lawyer Andrew Khoo said there must be checks and balances as unregulated use of biometric-based surveillance technology was a breach of privacy and a violation of the right to life.

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