Philippines unveils new CCTV system command center, plans facial recognition procurement
A massive video surveillance communications and command center with more than 400 high-definition CCTV cameras has gone operational in Pasig…
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US state, Ireland curb police use of facial recognition
The push and pull of police policy governing biometric surveillance has been tugged hard by privacy advocates. Law enforcement in…
Privacy advocates upset at back-door tactics for Irish facial recognition law
Opponents in the Irish government to police use of facial recognition with body cameras are expressing alarm at what they…
Pimloc unveils Australian video anonymization integration, North American expansion
Pimloc has announced the first major deployment of its automated video redaction API in Australia, through a deal with body-camera…
Reveal kicks off body cam trials for football referees
For the first time in world football, the Football Association (FA) has confirmed that bodycams will be trialled by referees…
Facial recognition in the way of law allowing Irish police forces to wear body-cams
A coalition composed of Green Party Parliamentarians (Teachta Dála or TD) and Senators in Ireland has agreed upon the need…
Irish PM pushes laws to allow police body cams, license plate recognition
Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said he intends to expedite the enactment of legislation to clarify the wearing of…
US House Democrats resurrect bill to ban body cams paired with facial recognition
A facial recognition ban has been reintroduced on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. It would prohibit federal…
Startup integrating real-time facial recognition from Corsight with police body cameras
Real-time facial recognition from Corsight is coming to body cameras that will be offered to law enforcement agencies around the…
Portuguese lawmakers try to unshackle biometric mass surveillance; alarms ring
A proposed Portuguese law expanding the allowable uses of biometric video surveillance by law enforcement is being strongly attacked as…
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