UK Biometrics Commissioner offers praise, caution after gov’s police oversight reversal
The UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson approves of the government’s decision to not delegate oversight of police…
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Groups launch research program to study police facial recognition in Ontario
A joint research program in the province of Ontario between a university, a policing technology accelerator, and a civil liberties…
Motorola Solutions biometric tech deployed by Surrey and Sussex Police
Surrey and Sussex Police forces in the UK are using Motorola Solutions’ Pronto to access Interpol’s international criminal biometrics database…
BriefCam video search with limited facial recognition licensed by Canadian police force
Police in Thunder Bay, Canada, have announced a software upgrade to the force’s street surveillance program with an artificial intelligence…
Jerusalem Police blocked from facial recognition use at Pride March
Jerusalem Police requested to use live facial recognition to monitor the city’s gay March for Pride and Tolerance following threats…
France pushes EU Council to formalize extension of police biometrics data-sharing network
The French presidency has prompted the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council to formally approve a new version of…
Canadian government seeks dismissal of biometric data privacy suit against federal police
Canada’s Federal Government has filed a motion to have the certification of a potential class action lawsuit over biometric data…
Canadian lawmakers demand clearer answers on facial recognition from national police
A standing committee of Canadian Members of Parliament examining face biometrics use in the country saw further clarification of the…
Draft bill allows Israeli police access to face biometrics from public CCTV
Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation cleared a biometric surveillance bill on Sunday that will enable security services to access information…
South Wales Police claim success with facial recognition app trial
The South Wales Police say that their three-month trial of a facial recognition app to identify suspects was a success,…
