Calls to expand biometrics watchdog to commercial entities


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Related contentThe code of practice that governs the use of biometric data and DNA in the criminal justice system. It sets out how biometric data can be acquired, retained, used and destroyed for criminal justice and policing purposes. McArthur said: “Scottish Liberal Democrats fought tooth and nail for recognition that the law on biometrics was outdated in the face of the full force of modern technology. Biometric technologies which draw on our personal characteristics are becoming an ever-greater part of all our lives. These technologies are not restricted to the police and the criminal justice system so why is the biometrics commissioner?