The data watchdog orders Serco Leisure to stop using facial recognition technology on its employees.
The data watchdog has ordered a leisure centre group to stop using facial recognition tech to monitor its staff.
But it added it had taken legal advice prior to installing the cameras, and said staff had not complained about them during the five years they had been in place."We engaged with our team members in advance of its roll-out and its introduction was well-received by colleagues," the company said in a statement.
It also found the firm had failed to show why the practice was necessary when there were less intrusive ways of monitoring staff attendance, such as ID cards or fobs. "Serco Leisure did not fully consider the risks before introducing biometric technology to monitor staff attendance, prioritising business interests over its employees' privacy," he said.
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