A LEISURE centre operator has been ordered to stop using facial recognition technology to monitor employee attendance.
Serco Leisure was using it alongside fingerprint scanning on more than 2,000 workers on its payroll.
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The Information Commissioner’s Office said it was unlawful and the firm had failed to show why it needed biometric data rather than “less intrusive means” such as ID cards.
It comes amid an increasing rise of technology in business and growing concerns about the risks of artificial intelligence.
Information Commissioner John Edwards said: “Biometric data is wholly unique to a person, so the risks of harm in the event of inaccuracies or a security breach are much greater. You can’t reset someone’s face or fingerprint like you can a password.”
Ashley is on track
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MIKE Ashley goes full steam ahead and snaps up shares in model train maker Hornby.
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His Frasers Group – now the third biggest investor with an 8.9 per cent stake – said it was “strategic”. Its Game business stocks Hornby products.
Reddit floats
SOCIAL media site Reddit has filed plans for a multi-billion stock market listing in New York with its biggest users able to buy shares.
The business was co-founded by tennis legend Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian in 2005. Sam Altman, the man behind ChatGPT, is its third biggest investor.
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STANDARD CHARTERED boss Bill Winters has said its £16.1billion market value does not reflect the bank’s prospects — as he revealed a jump in quarterly profits.
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Winters, who was paid £7.8million last year, is now trying to boost Standard’s price with a bumper share buyback and dividends.
Bizarre video reveals creepy spinning security robot that patrols streets in Tokyo with image recognition cameras
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NVIDIA boss Jensen Huang, who saw the AI chip-maker valued at $2trillion — causing a global stock market rally.
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EX-POST OFFICE boss Henry Staunton, who rowed with MP Kemi Badenoch over Horizon victims’ cash.
