UK schools introducing biometrics without due care, legal backing, report says
Forcing children to use biometrics to prove their eligibility for the ‘Free School Meals’ program violates a legal restriction on…
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90-minute DNA testing gets a look by London’s Met
Rapid DNA biometric profiling — in under two hours — has jumped the North Atlantic from the United States. London’s…
Biometrics partnerships set up billions in revenues forecast by analysts
Spectacular market forecasts for digital ID, digital identity verification and digital payments are backed up by new launches and market…
A UK regulator and former Chinese prisoner speak out on autocratic biometric surveillance
Days after the United Kingdom’s biometrics surveillance regulator asked a Chinese camera maker to publicly clarify its participation in the…
New guidance on live facial recognition use by British police sparks debate
The College of Policing has published guidance on the overt use of live facial recognition to find people of interest…
Facial recognition planned for UK schools without Biometrics Commissioner consultation
UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson says he was not consulted over plans drafted by the Department for…
Home Office hears caution but wants action on facial recognition surveillance
It does not look like the United Kingdom will soon find consensus on how facial recognition systems are used by…
Interpretations of interpretations hope to clarify UK CCTV, biometric surveillance
The UK’s data regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), released new guidance last month in an attempt to clarify the…
Public-private partnerships showcased in airport biometrics adoption
Digital identity projects for national ID and border control are being initiated or advanced by governments around the world, creating…
UK Biometrics and Surveillance Commissioner asks pointed questions of vendors
Biometric surveillance raises a whole series of questions about ethics and public acceptance that go far beyond data protection and…
