The Biometric and Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Professor Fraser Sampson has suggested councils and police should consider CCTV firms’ human rights records before purchasing their equipment. Professor Sampson’s call has been backed by the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Tom Tugendhat MP.

Tom Tugendhat MP told the BBC: “I’m pleased to see the surveillance camera commissioner call for ethical considerations to be included in the camera code.
“The foreign affairs committee has already called for a ban on companies associated with the egregious human rights abuses being committed in Xinjiang.
“Those purchasing equipment should consider the ethical and moral cost, not just the price.”

Read the BBC Article here.