Police biometrics, surveillance ‘too complex’ to treat as data processing: UK commissioners
A letter from the UK’s biometrics and surveillance camera commissioners which lodges their warnings that police use of biometrics is…
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Risk of foreign biometric surveillance highlighted by UK Commissioner
The UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Professor Fraser Sampson has written a new letter to Baroness Williams, Minister of…
UK Commissioner advises on risks of facial recognition use in public spaces
UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has set out recommendations and addressing concerns about live facial recognition (LFR) use in UK…
UK Commissioner defends face biometrics use by police as practical necessity
Police have no choice but to use facial recognition, along with any other technologies that can help them fight crime,…
Fraser Samson named new UK Commissioner for Biometrics and Surveillance Camera compliance
The new UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner is Fraser Samson, who was appointed to the newly combined role by…
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…
UK Commissioner discusses biometrics among year’s privacy and data protection achievements
UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office has released its 2019-20 annual report, describing discussions around biometric facial recognition among “transformative” highlights for…
US federal agencies sued for facial recognition deployment info as UK Commissioner calls for police use rules
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit to obtain records relating to their use of biometric facial recognition…
Defense ministry access of police biometrics database among UK Commissioner’s many concerns
The UK should pass new legislation to allow police to develop new biometric capabilities, and the Ministry of Defense should…
UK commissioners urge pause on police use of automatic facial biometrics after pilots
The UK parliament’s Science and Technology Committee has been told that live facial recognition technology should not be further deployed…
