UK’s biometric advisory group recommends voice recognition regulator
The UK should establish new regulatory bodies for voice recognition to mitigate concerns such as bias, data collection without consent…
Home Office Biometrics (HOB)
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UK to hold market engagement for remote biometrics enrollment app next week
The UK Home Office is thinking about holding a biometric remote enrollment trial, and will hold a market engagement session…
UK tenders new biometric passport contract to include DTCs
The British Home Office is seeking suppliers for the delivery of end-to-end passport manufacturing and personalization. The tender includes potential…
UK to tender facial age estimation for migrant assessments within weeks
Desperate people take desperate measures. This cliché applies to immigrants lying about their age to increase their chances of being…
UK awards NEC $25M facial recognition policing contract
UK’s law enforcement agencies have awarded a £20 million ($25.2 million) contract for live facial recognition to three suppliers, including…
UK Home Office, police body resist biometrics transparency
UK airport passengers have been secretly checked while boarding aircraft by face biometric scanning cameras under a scheme backed by…
Poor biometrics options, understanding of DNA hindering UK refugee reunification
Officials with the UK Home Office responsible for decisions on refugee family reunification are struggling to understand key points about…
UK grapples with border biometrics expansion and delays
The UK Home Office has provided key updates on its electric border management initiatives during a Justice and Home Affairs…
UK Home Office to test remote fingerprint enrolment via smartphone for entry
A notice from the UK government says the Home Office will conduct trials of remote and in person biometric fingerprint…
UK forensics database now counts 28.3 million fingerprints
The UK government DNA database has produced over 820,000 matches to unsolved crimes since 2001, new data on the use…
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