UK facial recognition bias report reveals Home Office using outdated Cognitec software
Cognitec released its FaceVACS-DBScan 5.5 software for biometrics matching at scale in 2020. A biometric accuracy and bias assessment of…
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Rights groups concerned over UK’s plan to use biometric age estimation on migrants
Rights groups and social work experts are expressing concerns about the UK’s plans to introduce biometric facial age estimation for…
UK Home Office holding remote biometric enrolment trial market engagement sessions
Say hello to BRET – the UK’s Biometric Remote Enrolment Trial. A post from the UK Home Office says it…
New UK facial recognition vans equipped with NEC software
Police in England and Wales are expanding their use of live facial recognition from NEC Software Solutions UK Ltd with…
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…
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…
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