London police face questions after not deploying LFR at far-right rally
London police are facing questions on why they chose not to deploy live facial recognition (LFR) during last week’s far-right…
Ireland
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Irish Justice Minister wants real-time FRT, gait biometrics in police investigative toolkit
Ireland’s Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has announced plans to equip national police with facial recognition technology, enabling them to scan…
Ireland tells X to follow rules as High Court dismisses Online Safety Code challenge
Just as the social platform known as X has struggled to convince people to stop calling it Twitter, it has…
Ireland considers ‘limited’ launch of digital ID wallet
Ireland has successfully completed a pilot of its national digital identity wallet involving over 500 public servants who volunteered for…
DSP challenges Irish data regulator’s fine, says processing face biometrics is legal
It’s knuckles up for Ireland’s Department of Social Protection (DSP), which is challenging a ruling by the Data Protection Commission…
Irish online safety regulator promises to prosecute noncompliance on age checks
There has been more noise about the UK’s online safety codes, but Ireland’s new Online Safety Code also comes into…
Irish govt fined €550k over biometric data compliance, ordered to address deficiencies
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has concluded a long-running investigation into the Department of Social Protection (DSP) and found the…
Ireland to introduce retrospective facial recognition for police by summer
Ireland will introduce facial recognition legislation soon meaning the controversial technology could be on Irish streets by the summer. Ireland’s…
Age assurance shouldn’t lead to harvesting of kids’ data: Irish privacy watchdog
Age assurance requirements for pornography sites and platforms hosting extremely violent content will become mandatory in Ireland this July. Media…
Irish politicians clash over regulation allowing police use of facial recognition
Work on drafting the legislation that would allow Irish police forces to use facial recognition is “well advanced,” according to…
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