Scotland’s largest political party opposes police use of live facial recognition
The Scottish National Party (SNP) passed a resolution opposing the implementation of live facial recognition technology (LFR) by Police Scotland….
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Amnesty International urges Scotland to ban live facial recognition for law enforcement
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OpenID to allow accredited labs to offer their conformance tests
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