UK police, retailers partner to fight shoplifting with biometrics
British police have turned to facial recognition to fight shoplifting. The country’s largest retailers have agreed to fund a new…
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UK police recruiting male Brits for an anti-crime DNA database
The UK policing authorities are on a mission to convince male Brits to anonymously hand over DNA samples to help…
UK police force claims facial recognition generating hundreds of leads
The UK’s South Wales Police (SWP) is reportedly getting 140 matches a month using retrospective (or “forensic”) facial recognition technology,…
Irish police watchdog warns of facial recognition abuse, UK police defends the technology
Ireland’s police watchdog said that they will need significant funds in order to track potential abuse of facial recognition technology…
UK police employ facial recognition at Beyonce concert, despite mounting criticism
UK police employed facial recognition technology at a Beyonce concert in Cardiff, Wales, which is estimated to have attracted around…
Policing Minister pushes for facial recognition in all UK police forces despite criticism
The UK’s policing minister, Chris Philp, is pushing for facial recognition in all police forces nationally, despite critics claiming the…
UK police claim study support to resume live facial recognition deployments
London Metropolitan Police officials and their counterparts in South Wales say a study they commissioned and participated in has given…
UK police infrequently following facial recognition transparency recommendations
Many police forces in the UK are falling short of the regulatory and ethical obligations they take on when deploying…
UK police about to accelerate digital fingerprint matching with hopes to prevent crime
A new system from the Police Digital Service is set to speed up the submission of fingerprints gathered at crime…
Militarization driving biometrics adoption by UK police and border agencies, report argues
UK border and law enforcement agencies have adopted biometrics not just for forensic purposes but as a surveillance tool to…
