UK plan to abolish biometrics commissioner greeted with criticism
UK academics Pete Fussey and William Webster have objected to plans to abolish the Retention and Use of Biometrics Commission….
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Policing Minister pushes for facial recognition in all UK police forces despite criticism
The UK’s policing minister, Chris Philp, is pushing for facial recognition in all police forces nationally, despite critics claiming the…
UK commissioner urges police transparency on cloud biometrics
The burden of proof for the safety of law enforcement agencies using cloud biometrics services lies with the police, UK…
Forensic biometrics data storage practices, failures spotlighted by UK FOIA request
Biometric material has been collected for forensic purposes since before the formulation and adoption of standards and best practices for…
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…
Facewatch gets UK Code of Practice certification for live retail facial recognition
Facewatch’s live facial recognition for retail theft prevention has been declared compliant with the UK’s Surveillance Camera Code of Practice…
UK government response to Biometrics Commissioner sidesteps tough questions
The UK government says that it will carefully consider any recommendations on the use of biometric shared by INTERPOL and…
UK Biometrics and Surveillance Commissioner submits damning report as job extended
The UK government does not have a plan for oversight of biometrics and surveillance once the Office for the Biometrics…
UK government moves against Chinese-made security cameras in public sector
The UK Government Security Group has instructed government departments to stop deploying security cameras provided by Chinese companies subject to…
Securing democracy requires trust, biometrics commissioner warns new UK taskforce
“As almost all of our technological capability is in private ownership, the people we trust (police, emergency services, local and…
