Firms such as Serco and Virgin Active pull facial recognition and fingerprint scan systems used to monitor staff attendanceDozens of companies including national leisure centre chains are reviewing or pulling facial recognition...
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Read MoreNames and addresses of 40 million registered voters were accessible as far back as 2021 after cyber-attack UK politics live – latest updatesConfidence in the UK’s electoral regulator has been thrown into question...
Read MoreWatchdog apologises for security breach in which names and addresses were accessible as far back as 2021UK politics live – latest updatesThe data of millions of voters was accessible to hackers in a cyber-attack by...
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