Ireland body camera bill prompts debate over use of recorded footage
Gardaí are preparing a €150 million nationwide rollout of body-worn cameras as the use of biometric data in day-to-day policing…
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UK biometrics watchdog backs expanded oversight role for Scotland
The UK’s Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner (BSCC) has backed a stronger role for Scotland’s biometrics watchdog, warning that the…
Biometrics demand holds firm across core and emerging use cases
A UK court ruling that live facial recognition use by police does not violate human rights could have major implications…
Scottish police taking less children’s biometrics, Code working, Commissioner says
Police in Scotland are collecting biometrics from arrested children less frequently, and the country’s Code of Practice for biometrics collection,…
UK biometrics ethics group seeks new advisors
The UK government is recruiting new advisors for its Biometrics and Forensic Ethics Group (BFEG) which provides recommendations on handling…
UK Biometrics Commissioner resigns in anticipation of role’s elimination
UK Surveillance Camera and Biometrics Commissioner Fraser Sampson has stepped down. His emailed letter of resignation to Home Secretary Suella…
Scottish biometrics commissioner objects to proposals to abolish position of UK counterpart
Dr Brian Plastow, the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner has objected to proposals to abolish the position of Biometrics and Surveillance Camera…
Scottish opposition presses to expand biometrics commissioner oversight role
All forms of biometric data collection and processing – whether by public or private organizations – should come under the…
Now Hiring: Scottish Biometrics Commissioner
The recruitment of Scotland’s first-ever Biometrics Commissioner has begun, with details of the appointment posted to the Scottish Parliament’s website….
Scottish Parliament passes bill to address police use of biometric data
The Scottish Parliament has approved legislation to establish a Biometrics Commissioner that will monitor how law enforcement captures, stores, uses…
