UK watchdog warns of legal risks as London police deploy LFR at protest
London’s Metropolitan Police will deploy live facial recognition (LFR) technology at a protest for the first time this weekend, prompting…
Law Enforcement
Law enforcement biometrics refers to applications and biometric systems which aid law enforcement agencies. While most often fingerprints, DNA, and in some cases facial recognition, this is a wide-ranging category and can include AFIS, ABIS, mobile identification systems, criminal ID solutions, fingerprint recognition, surveillance, as well as access control systems.
Police use of AI ‘outrageous and unforgivable privacy invasion’ – say the police
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Condemnation of police forces deploying ‘opaque and untested’ surveillance tools…
Senators press DHS to abandon biometric smart glasses plan for immigration officers
A group of Democratic senators led by Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Jeff Merkley of Oregon is demanding that the…
ICE smart glasses plan adds to lawmaker concerns over Palantir, mobile biometric enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) push to develop biometric smart glasses for immigration agents is intensifying concerns in Congress…
Met Police tout arrests, crime drop from permanent LFR camera pilot
The London police have published the results of the UK’s first permanent live facial recognition (LFR) test: During the six-month…
ICE contract secures nationwide access to private iris biometric database
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is moving to give its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) agents nationwide access to…
Police drone programs raise questions about use of AI, facial recognition
Law enforcement drone programs are moving from specialized public safety tools into a broader surveillance infrastructure that can put aerial…
Europol operated ‘shadow’ IT systems without data safeguards: Report
Europol has operated secret data analysis platforms containing large amounts of personal information, such as identity documents, without the security…
The Gambia upgrades police forensics capacity with biometric system launch
The Gambia has launched an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) to strengthen criminal investigations in the country with forensic biometrics….
Will Scotland be the first nation to pass primary legislation covering live FRT?
The Scottish privacy commissioner continues to express consternation over the potential use of live facial recognition by Police Scotland. Meanwhile,…
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