Poor quality images hold Scottish police facial recognition matches to 2%
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr. Brian Plastow warns that a significant number of the custody images held in national police databases…
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Sharp rise in facial recognition use by Scottish police, UK protest footage scanned
The police in Scotland have tripled the use of retrospective facial recognition over the last five years jumping from just…
Scottish police reprimanded for illegally storing biometrics
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA)’s Policing Performance Committee met in June to discuss assurance reviews from the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner,…
Independent organization to investigate Scottish police’s use of biometric data
A new independent group will begin investigating the Scottish police’s use of acquiring and storing of citizens’ biometric data, including…
Scottish police to undergo investigation over facial recognition use
Watchdogs will analyze around 500 cases when Police Scotland used facial recognition technology in an effort to identify images of…
Scottish Police admit to using facial recognition software, maintaining image database
Police Scotland has admitted to using face recognition technology to identify individuals captured on CCTV cameras and from other sources,…
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner launches consultation on LFR with police
The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner and local law enforcement agencies have launched a consultation on police use of live facial recognition…
Scottish councils, police defend widespread use of Hikvision cameras
Hikvision security cameras are widely used in Scotland’s public CCTV networks and other facilities run by local governments and businesses,…
Scottish review calls for clearer standards for police in biometric data retention
The Scottish government, in partnership with the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, has published a detailed review of biometric data retention practices…
Scottish commissioner urges police to review risks of biometric surveillance
An “immediately review the rights and risks of (police) biometric-enabled surveillance architecture,” says the Scottish biometrics commissioner. The commissioner, Brian…
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