FB pixel

Southampton extends use of Reveal live facial recognition bodycams by bouncers

Southampton extends use of Reveal live facial recognition bodycams by bouncers
 

Southampton Business Crime Partnership (SBCP), managed by GO! Southampton, has received additional funding for live facial recognition technology on body-worn cameras from Reveal. An extra £2,243 will extend the facial recognition scheme following a three-month trial across seven venues.

The body-worn cameras with facial recognition were first deployed for a trial launched in 2023 by the Business Improvement District (BID) in collaboration with Synergy Security and local businesses.

The scheme employs Reveal’s digital evidence management system, DEMS 360, which is used by approximately 70 percent of UK police forces. This system helps identify offenders excluded from Southampton’s evening and night time economy venues via the Red Card scheme.

This initiative was introduced after businesses discovered that previous offenders were still accessing night-time venues using fake IDs or due to human error.

Jade McCauley, operations manager at GO! Southampton, expresses gratitude for the funding, especially the support from PCC Donna Jones for the biometrics trial initiated by the SBCP.

Donna Jones, police and crime commissioner for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police, says: “Anti-social behavior casts a dangerous shadow over many of our communities. Severely impacting the quality of life for residents, it also threatens livelihoods and negatively imprints on the wider community as a whole.

“These devastating incidents can often be precursors to more serious criminal offenses. By providing this additional funding for diversionary activities and projects, this can be addressed and challenged at the outset.”

In 2021, it was reported that British police forces were testing retrospective facial recognition software from Reveal. At that time, Reveal provided bodycams to police officers in 30 out of the 43 police forces across England and Wales.

Related Posts

Article Topics

 |   |   |   |   | 

Latest Biometrics News

 

Legal battle over Clearview AI’s origin takes a turn as accuser drops suit

Fortunes have swung in a long-simmering legal skirmish between biometrics firm Clearview AI and an extreme right wing commentator who…

 

China cracks down on facial recognition payments

Businesses in China dealing with facial recognition payments will have to comply with a new set of security standards released…

 

South African banks plan more branches to expand digital ID services access

Banks in South Africa say they plan to open more branches this year in order to facilitate access to Home…

 

Kenyan President signs Proclamation to facilitate national ID issuance in border communities

President William Ruto of Kenya has signed a Presidential Proclamation on Registration and Issuance of IDs to border counties in…

 

UK government declares deepfakes ‘greatest challenge of the online age’

A new case study published by the UK government does not mince words, or numbers: “The rise in deepfakes generated…

 

EU investigating Atos over buying EES software through Russian office

European prosecutors are investigating French IT company Atos for using its Russian office to purchase software for the upcoming EU’s…

Comments

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Most Viewed This Week

Featured Company

Biometrics Insight, Opinion

Digital ID In-Depth

Biometrics White Papers

Biometrics Events