The UK’s data watchdog has said shopkeepers must not put up photos of suspected shoplifters in stores as is could impinge on their rights under GDPR laws. Loading audio...

The Information Commissioner’s Office, (ICO) has said putting up photos of known thieves in a local area, for example shop windows, ‘may not be appropriate’.

In guidance for shopkeepers on how to fight back against the rising levels of shoplifting, the ICO says retailers “must only share personal information that’s proportionate and necessary to achieve your purpose”.

Richard Tice, the leader of Reform UK, told The Telegraph: “We should be letting the general public know of the photographs of people who have a track record of stealing in towns.”

Mr Tice added that shopkeepers should be able to put up signs and have

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