Metropolitan Police to expand live facial recognition use even amid legal challenge
The Metropolitan Police plans to intensify its deployment of live facial recognition (LFR) technology across London, citing its effectiveness in…
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First Westminster debate on UK digital ID undermined by lack of data, listening
The UK government’s plan to introduce a national digital ID and require its verification for all employment was debated by…
Amnesty International urges Scotland to ban live facial recognition for law enforcement
Amnesty International has called on the Scottish government to prohibit the use of live facial Recognition (LFR), describing the biometric…
New Zealand could have mobile driver’s licenses by end of 2025
Neighboring Australia has hogged the digital headlines of late, largely through its incoming age restrictions on social media platforms. But…
Biometrics and digital wallet integrations bridge travel’s present and near-future
Biometrics and digital wallets are taking their position for the future of travel, from getting through airports, to crossing (and…
UK’s Starmer government makes its stand on mandatory digital ID
The UK’s Labour government has introduced a plan to issue free, mandatory digital ID to all people eligible to work…
All sides in UK digital ID debate firmly entrenched
Political leaders rise and fall, but they never really go away. Former Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair, now…
UK national digital identity announcement anticipated soon
The UK government is about to announce the introduction of a national digital identity scheme, possibly at the annual Labour…
London police face questions after not deploying LFR at far-right rally
London police are facing questions on why they chose not to deploy live facial recognition (LFR) during last week’s far-right…
Digital ID back on the table in UK as a way to manage migration
Digital ID programs have a patchy history in the UK. First pushed by Tony Blair’s Labour government in the mid-2000s,…
