In a cautionary tale for law enforcement around the world, UK police have been warned about using cameras integrated with biometric technology, such as facial recognition, as the concern over the use of Chinese-made surveillance cameras potentially infected with spyware grows.
The latest annual report by the UK's Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Professor Fraser Sampson has revealed troubling details about the use of off-the-shelf surveillance technology and has urged caution in using it, saying it was "abundantly clear" policing in the UK "is shot through with Chinese surveillance cameras".
