UK Home Office under fire after losing 150K biometric records from police database
The UK Home Office has accidentally deleted an estimated 150,000 arrest history records from the Police National Computer (PNC), including…
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UK Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group updates principles to emphasize rights and non-discrimination
The UK government’s Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group (BFEG) has updated the ethical principles it released in 2018 to include…
UK to use biometric data as sole authentication for international travel
The United Kingdom released its 2025 Border Strategy, a five-year innovation model to improve national security and biosecurity. The changes…
Increase DNA and fingerprint collection, UK Biometrics Commissioner urges police
Police are not collecting all the biometric data they are expected to, and at the same time have yet to…
Face biometrics legal landscape shifting with restrictions in China, police guidance in UK
Tianjin, a city of more than 12 million in Northern China, has passed a set of new local rules largely…
Biometric authentication adoption slowed in UK by privacy and UX concerns, Nomidio suggests
A new report commissioned by passwordless solutions firm Nomidio revealed a trend of distrust towards biometric authentication in the UK…
AI cannot help humanity if it cannot help an individual: UK report
Whatever the ultimate impact may be of a report by UK experts in algorithmic bias, the document already has succeeded…
UK considers face biometrics to verify vaccinated travelers
The UK is taking steps to allow British citizens to resume traveling, with plans to make vaccination credentials capable of…
UK government engaging private sector on digital identity as vital economic opportunity
It is an eventful week for the adoption of digital identification solutions at a governmental level. The UK Minister for…
New regulations will help facial recognition but hard work remains, UK Commissioner says
“Sunny uplands” are ahead for the facial recognition industry, but biometrics providers and integrators will have to be mindful of…
