Panel on use of facial recognition by UK police breaks issue down for lawmakers
Leaders from among civil society, police, academia and regulatory bodies convened at the London School of Economics last week to…
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Russia tries to revive twice-bumped biometric surveillance net, put it near Ukraine
A biometric surveillance system that was only partially built across Russia before being shut down might get a new life…
UK leaders say new digital ID plan benefits from previous efforts’ failings
Creating a single login for central government services is a core task in the United Kingdom’s newest stab at digital…
UK Biometrics Commissioner offers praise, caution after gov’s police oversight reversal
The UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson approves of the government’s decision to not delegate oversight of police…
‘Hope’ in the UK that Chinese surveillance cameras will be ripped out of public networks
The China biometric surveillance story gets grimmer with every investigation, report and news story. Angst is growing among some in…
Biometrics testing requirement strengthened in beta of UK digital ID trust framework
A beta version of the UK Government’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework has been published, updating the guidance based…
Do not waste recent gains on digital ID, techUK report urges government
Progress finally made by the UK Government to establish a functional digital identity system to support the digital economy needs…
Call to ban Chinese biometric camera suppliers from UK gets a parliamentary audience
A UK parliamentary event was held Wednesday by Big Brother Watch on the official launch of a report into the…
Yoti, Post Office digital ID service first certified by UK for employee vetting
Britain-based Yoti has announced it and partner Post Office are the first digital identity service providers (IDSPs) in the UK…
UK government allocates $5M to retire Verify’s digital ID infrastructure
The UK government has tasked digital identity leader Natalie Jones with the goal of retiring the ill-fated GOV.UK Verify platform…
