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…
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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…
Former UK Biometrics Commissioner joins Facewatch in advisory role
Fraser Sampson the former UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner, has been appointed to a non-executive director role by retail…
UK appoints lame duck Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner
UK Home Secretary James Cleverly has appointed Tony Eastaugh as the new Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner. Eastaugh’s previous roles…
UK police minister calls for more live facial recognition
As police authorities in the United Kingdom search for more ways to include facial recognition in their work, the country’s…
CRISP report underlines fear that UK is heading into a biometric safety vacuum
Fraser Sampson remains unhappy with the UK government’s stance on privacy, comparing the decision to abolish his office and remove…
Privacy advocates and conservatives unhappy with passport face-match idea
Early reactions to a report that the UK’s police minister wants people in a permanent biometric crime lineup are not…
UK Biometrics Commissioner says data protection law could leave gaps in oversight
Outgoing UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson is warning that the country’s new data protection law could leave…
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