Transplanting biometrics in police CCTV may create Frankenstein effect
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner There’s something quaintly British about the fact that we still…
Articles By Fraser Sampson
Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner, is Professor of Governance and National Security at CENTRIC and Non-Executive Director at Facewatch.
What we talk about when we talk about biometrics and policing
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner When I was the UK’s Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner,…
Rebranding will not stop retail crime – biometrics might
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Shoplifting is up, burglary is down. Two contrasting headline claims…
Why retail needs biometrics – the cameras aren’t working
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner According to the Economist shoplifting has octupled in a decade,…
From Notting Hill to Denmark Hill – UK police facial recognition rejoins the carnival
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fans of police facial recognition will know Notting Hill. Not…
How to measure success in biometric security?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner How do you measure the success of your biometric security…
Is this the world’s most vulnerable national ID system?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Few things have driven biometric technology like identity. The imperatives…
Half a million shoplifters can’t be right
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner When Napoleon said that we were a nation of shopkeepers,…
Is this the perfect use case for police facial recognition?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner As another report on facial recognition technology is published, picture…
Apologetic Intelligence – should bots handle complaints?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Can Artificial Intelligence be sincere? The ‘A’ in AI probably…
