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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Live facial recognition should shape future of policing, says former UK PM
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is a fan of live facial recognition. A report in The Times quotes Blair…
Digital ID eases patient information management in Northern Ireland
Digital identity is increasing proving inevitable for service delivery in several sectors and it’s no less so for healthcare delivery….
Ireland will get mDLs in 2025
There’s a wee delay on mobile driver’s licenses (mDL) in Ireland, but the government is on track for a rollout…
Ireland considers adding drug trafficking to police FRT use cases
Ireland is hoping to use facial recognition in fighting drug trafficking networks. Minister of Justice Helen McEntee presented a new…
Ireland publishes age assurance rules
Ireland’s Online Safety Code has been published to establish age assurance rules and regulate content for online video-sharing platforms with…
Ireland’s national payments strategy focuses on digital ID and future payment tools
Ireland’s Minister for Finance, Jack Chambers, launched the National Payments Strategy, which is shaped as a forward-looking plan aimed at…
Those wronged by facial recognition join rights groups in calling for police ban
There is a small but growing lobby made up of people who have been wrongly arrested as a result of…
Age assurance legislation proves contentious and confusing to advocates
Efforts by governments around the anglosphere to put age assurance barriers between children and age-restricted content are not sufficiently targeted…
Rights commission concerned about proposed facial recognition bill for Irish police
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has stated that the legislation regarding the proposed implementation of facial recognition…
