UK turns to better CCTV, facial recognition use for national knife crime strategy
The UK government has presented a new national strategy to tackle knife crime, which includes upgrading CCTV coverage to minimize…
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Japan introduces new rules on biometric data in APPI amendment bill
Amendments are coming to Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI). The country’s cabinet has approved a bill…
Lawsuit alleges systemic misuse of facial recognition by Reno police
A lawsuit filed against the Reno Police Department alleges that officers have made thousands of unlawful arrests based on facial…
South Korea and LatAm see rise in financial fraud
Financial fraud is seeing a global rise, including in major markets such as South Korea and Latin America. During the…
Illinois bill would bar police use of facial recognition, biometric surveillance
Illinois lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would sharply curtail the use of biometric surveillance by police and other law…
Just because they can – the biometric conundrum for law enforcement
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner They could have done more but didn’t’. That’s an unpolished…
Guyana brings digital ID act into force, launches nationwide rollout
Guyana’s Digital Identity Card Act has officially come into force, with Prime Minister Mark Phillips confirming the legislation took effect…
Cybersecurity pro demonstrates IAD importance for facial recognition at RSAC 2026
Jake Moore believes the identity stack is broken. But instead of just willing his belief into reality, the global cybersecurity…
Meta’s facial recognition smart glasses plan sees increasing opposition
More than 60 civil society groups, led by the Consumer Federation of America and UltraViolet Action, have written to the…
Vision-Box implementing Turks and Caicos Islands biometric digital border program
The government of Turks and Caicos Islands says it has begun the implementation of a digital border initiative with face…
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