The UK data regulator told the Scottish biometrics watchdog that, despite major data protection concerns raised, it is likely to greenlight police cloud deployments because of an information sharing agreement with the US government, before claiming to Computer Weekly the processing is legal if unspecified ‘protections’ are in place| ComputerWeekly.com
The UK biometrics commissioner has warned that policing and justice bodies must be able to demonstrate “immediately and unequivocally” that their cloud deployments are lawful, especially given the sheer volume of sensitive biometric information being moved onto cloud infrastructure owned by US companies| ComputerWeekly.com
Scottish policing bodies are pressing ahead with a data sharing pilot despite clear and ongoing data protection issues around the use of US cloud providers, placing sensitive personal data of tens of thousands of people at risk, including witnesses and victims of crime.| ComputerWeekly.com
The roll-out of Microsoft 365 to dozens of UK police forces may be unlawful, because many have failed to conduct data protection checks before deployment and hold no information on their contracts.| ComputerWeekly.com