Facewatch caught in more controversy after closed-door meeting with UK Home Office
Biometric security company Facewatch, which has been facing backlash for deploying facial recognition surveillance in retail stores across the UK,…
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Biometric data collection avoided in Ukraine aid delivery over human rights concerns
From Ukraine to the Indian states of Manipur and Mizoram, the collection of biometric data for those seeking asylum raises…
Human rights organizations say EU’s biometric border controls negatively impact migrants
The continuous and expansive use of digital technologies such as biometrics in the implementation of digital border control policies known…
ECJ hits Russia with human rights violations due to facial recognition use
The European Court of Human Rights (ECJ) has decided unanimously that Russia is guilty of human rights violations due to…
US, Kyrgyzstan, India hunt criminals with facial recognition watchlists
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has reportedly used facial recognition and fingerprint biometric data to locate an alleged Bosnian…
EU data watchdog publishes guidelines on facial recognition in policing
As the debates over the AI Act heats up, the European Union’s data protection watchdog has published its final set…
Facewatch to stop using Hikvision amid controversy over UK retail biometrics
Retailers across the UK are increasingly turning to facial recognition technology to combat shoplifting amid a rise in thefts and…
South Korea privacy watchdog warns against public facial recognition deployments
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) warned earlier today against the country’s plans to deploy facial recognition for…
EU slaps itself on wrist for surveillance tech transfer to Africa without rights assessment
The European Ombudsman has agreed with civil society complainants by concluding that the European Commission was “not able to demonstrate…
Big Brother Watch report suggests thermal screening tools in pandemic may have been unlawful
The scientific evidence to support the use of thermal screening to reduce the transmission of Covid-19 during the pandemic was…
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