Transport Police wants payment data to track suspicious passengers

05/08/2022 | The Times

Lucy D'Orsi, the British Transport Police Chief Constable, has said that police should be able to monitor suspicious passengers by tracking payment details and sharing data with rail companies, including National Rail and Transport for London. Speaking with Policing TV, Lucy D'Orsi gave the following example: "somebody who's travelling the [London] Underground for six hours. So they tap in and they tap out six hours later? Why is that? Possibly vulnerable, possibly a pickpocket, possibly a predatory sex offender."

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