Toronto Declaration calls for application of human rights frameworks to machine learning
Human rights organizations have launched a document calling for the framework of international human rights law to be applied to…
ethics
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Axon creates AI-focused ethics board
Axon, manufacturer of the Taser police weapon, recently announced the creation of a AI Ethics Board to guide the development…
London Policing Ethics Panel to review use of facial recognition
The use of facial recognition by police in the UK is facing a review from the London Policing Ethics Panel,…
Secure Identity Alliance adopts code of conduct
The Secure Identity Alliance has adopted a code of conduct that Alliance’s members will voluntarily commit to. Developed in consultation…
UK Biometrics Commissioner criticizes UK police for not revealing facial recognition plans
The UK Biometrics Commissioner has criticized the Home Office and police for failing to address key privacy issues relating to…
UK gov’t authority to advise on biometrics ethics issues
The Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group (BFEG) has replaced the UK’s National DNA Database Ethics Group (NDNAD EG) and will…
Independent organization to investigate Scottish police’s use of biometric data
A new independent group will begin investigating the Scottish police’s use of acquiring and storing of citizens’ biometric data, including…
Police use of facial recognition technology to be reviewed by ethics committee
The Leicestershire Police’s use of facial recognition technology is under review by the force’s new ethics committee, the Leicester Mercury…
