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…
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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,…
Clandestine facial recognition searches of civil databases by UK police surge
UK police have been allowed to search the nation’s passport and immigration databases since at least 2020, and Big Brother…
Asda supermarket chain faces legal complaint over facial recognition
Asda is facing a legal complaint over its use of live facial recognition (LFR) cameras in its supermarkets. The legal…
Facewatch, Met police face lawsuits after facial recognition misidentification
Biometric security company Facewatch, which provides facial recognition software to shops across the UK, is facing a lawsuit after its…
The multi-national push to ban facial recognition in public spaces
As businesses and governments in the U.S. and across the globe implement facial recognition surveillance in public spaces, privacy advocates…
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,…
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…
Biometric data collection for advertising personalization comes under scrutiny
Advertisers in the UK want to analyze pedestrians’ biometrics, alongside GPS location, gender and age demographics, to create tailored advertiser…
Campaign groups demand new London police boss end facial recognition use on first day in job
Fourteen campaign groups including Big Brother Watch, Liberty and Black Lives Matter wrote an open letter to new London Metropolitan…
