UK awards NEC $25M facial recognition policing contract
UK’s law enforcement agencies have awarded a £20 million ($25.2 million) contract for live facial recognition to three suppliers, including…
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London police tout success of FRT, flout rules on use of custody images
Police in London have arrested a total of 540 individuals this year using live facial recognition for offenses ranging from…
UK Biometrics Commissioner’s report highlights vacancy in key regulatory role
The biometrics work of UK police continues, overseen by a vacant office which has published a formal report written by…
US wants EU members to give access to travelers’ biometric data by 2027
The U.S. authorities continue to push for access to EU member states’ biometric databases to conduct traveler screening as part…
Ex-UK biometrics commissioner joins Police Digital Service
Former UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Tony Eastaugh will become interim CEO of the Police Digital Service (PDS), an…
The future of CCTV and policing
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Last week’s webinar by Public Policy Exchange considered the future…
Facial recognition for policing – what do we expect?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Last summer when I stood down as the UK’s…
Met Police increase use of facial recognition amid UK anti-immigration riots
London’s Metropolitan Police are ramping up their efforts to combat criminal disorder by utilizing retrospective facial recognition. This approach comes…
UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner role survives as DPDI fails
UK parliament will not pass data protection legislation during the current session, following the announcement of the general election in…
‘Proper regulation’ needed for UK biometrics use, outgoing Commissioner argues
The data protection framework through which the United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office will oversee surveillance cameras and biometrics may be…
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