Dutch police fined for filming passersby to check on social distancing
The Dutch privacy watchdog Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP) has fined the Rotterdam police force €50,000 for using cars equipped with cameras to monitor if people were keeping to the 1.5 metre social distancing rule, without first assessing the privacy implications.
The cameras took detailed photographs of people on the streets and stored them, but made far more photographs than strictly necessary, the AP said.
The project was halted when the AP asked for more information, and the agency began its investigation following reports that the police had resumed using the cars.
Source: Police fined for filming passersby to check on social distancing – DutchNews.nl
