An image of comedian Michael McIntyre posted by the National Police Air Service's London Twitter account is to be investigated for a possible breach of data protection laws.
The photo, which sees McIntyre standing outside the Global Radio offices in Leicester Square this morning, was captured by a police surveillance helicopter and shared on their Twitter account with the caption, "Whilst on tasking in central London this morning we spotted a certain energetic funny man . . . Can you guess who?"
The image spurred outrage on Twitter over privacy concerns.
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office has released a statement saying, "Police forces like all other organisations must comply with the Data Protection Act. The police especially must ensure that they have legitimate grounds for processing personal data and disclosing images of this nature without a justifiable policing purpose could potentially breach the Data Protection Act. We will follow this up with the force concerned."
