Irish police watchdog warns of facial recognition abuse, UK police defends the technology
Ireland’s police watchdog said that they will need significant funds in order to track potential abuse of facial recognition technology…
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Remark AI wins $6M contract for mobile facial recognition in cop cars
Remark AI has been awarded the first phase of a project to put license plate readers and facial recognition systems…
Indian police to share fingerprint data, more biometrics introduced in prisons
Indian law enforcement agencies will be able to access and share biometric fingerprint data with the country’s National Automated Fingerprint…
Step right up: Newest US police agency signs up for Clearview AI service
The Delaware State Police agency has been awarded at $15,000 grant to buy a subscription to a controversial biometric startup’s…
UK online content bill could quietly enable facial recognition
Research reportedly shows that the inclusion of software as part of the UK’s proposed Online Safety Bill could be used…
Facial recognition shows up in public housing, small cities
The race to make biometric surveillance commonplace is only getting faster, with systems going up in public housing and municipalities…
UK police employ facial recognition at Beyonce concert, despite mounting criticism
UK police employed facial recognition technology at a Beyonce concert in Cardiff, Wales, which is estimated to have attracted around…
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 government finds Home Office Biometrics ‘achieves cost savings and value for money’
Accounting officers from the UK Government have evaluated the Home Office Biometrics (HOB) program and found that it “achieves cost…
Live facial recognition coming to Chandigarh, India security center
A new hub for cyber security is to be opened in India. The Times of India reports that the Centre…
