By John McCarthy

The National Police Air Service’s London Twitter account was the focal point of a privacy storm on Wednesday afternoon after the force shared images of comedian Michael McIntyre.

Captured from an airborne helicopter, the surveillance footage was shared on Twitter.

However, the force came under fire for sharing the footage it mustered under its right to surveil the public in the interests of maintaining order.

The sharing of the image, which was captured outside the Global Radio offices in Leicester Square at about 8am, was widely deemed to be an abuse of this power.

It was tweeted – and later deleted by @NPASLondon, following Read full story ›

Source: The Drum