Do biometrics hold the key to prison release?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner In the criminal justice setting there are two questions in…
Articles By Fraser Sampson
Professor Fraser Sampson is a longtime Biometric Update columnist. He is the former UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Professor of Governance and National Security at CENTRIC, non-executive director at Facewatch, strategic advisor to the Alan Turing Institute's Centre for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS). He is also the author of the Springer Nature book How AI-Driven Surveillance is Changing our World: Do Robots Have the Right to Remain Silent?, which explores the legal, ethical and societal implications of AI-driven surveillance.
Policing deepfakes: does the camera ever lie?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner There’s a well-known saying across the English-speaking world that ‘the…
UK citizens say the police should be using AI – but there are conditions…
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner As we come to terms with its potential reach, debates…
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…
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…
