Australian police want to improve online child abuse investigations; cue Clearview fears
A media furor has broken out in Australia over the potential use of Clearview AI’s facial recognition by law enforcement…
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Police Scotland digital strategy seeks real-time biometrics within 5 years
The five year plan for digitization by Police Scotland features real-time biometrics analytics, body-worn video cameras and other advanced technologies….
UK biometrics ethics group seeks new advisors
The UK government is recruiting new advisors for its Biometrics and Forensic Ethics Group (BFEG) which provides recommendations on handling…
Scottish commissioner urges police to review risks of biometric surveillance
An “immediately review the rights and risks of (police) biometric-enabled surveillance architecture,” says the Scottish biometrics commissioner. The commissioner, Brian…
UK police infrequently following facial recognition transparency recommendations
Many police forces in the UK are falling short of the regulatory and ethical obligations they take on when deploying…
Studies show US police facial recognition use is advancing without thinking through harms
Two new studies on facial recognition and policing in the southern seaboard of the U.S. do little to increase the…
UK biometric ethics group to consider implications of gait and voice recognition
Gait and voice biometrics are becoming more interesting to government and law enforcement agencies, prompting a need for ethical guidance,…
More talk about ethical AI but it’s still mostly just talk
In a rare conjunction, February has seen formal global, national, regional and intensely local discussions, independent of each other, about…
Forensic applications of next-gen biometrics boosted by acquisition, police planning
Next-generation biometrics for forensic analysis by law enforcement are big business, and expected to grow, as evidenced by Qiagen’s acquisition…
‘Minimum ethical and legal standards’ urged for UK facial recognition
A University of Cambridge report argues that all UK law enforcement should be required to use a new audit to…
