Police use of AI ‘outrageous and unforgivable privacy invasion’ – say the police
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Condemnation of police forces deploying ‘opaque and untested’ surveillance tools…
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ICE smart glasses plan adds to lawmaker concerns over Palantir, mobile biometric enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) push to develop biometric smart glasses for immigration agents is intensifying concerns in Congress…
Met Police tout arrests, crime drop from permanent LFR camera pilot
The London police have published the results of the UK’s first permanent live facial recognition (LFR) test: During the six-month…
ICE contract secures nationwide access to private iris biometric database
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is moving to give its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) agents nationwide access to…
Police drone programs raise questions about use of AI, facial recognition
Law enforcement drone programs are moving from specialized public safety tools into a broader surveillance infrastructure that can put aerial…
Will Scotland be the first nation to pass primary legislation covering live FRT?
The Scottish privacy commissioner continues to express consternation over the potential use of live facial recognition by Police Scotland. Meanwhile,…
UK Home Office eyes suppliers for SCBP biometrics platform
The Home Office is hosting a preliminary market engagement event to engage with potential suppliers for two not-yet-guaranteed future procurements…
UK regulators pan patchwork policy for law enforcement facial recognition
The UK’s two Biometrics Commissioners shared cautionary observations about the use of facial recognition in law enforcement over the weekend…
Certainty vs flexibility – does the UK need a Biometric Surveillance Act?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Last week London became a city of two tales. Two…
German gov’t retries pitch to let police use facial recognition on social media
German federal lawmakers are proposing a change to the country’s Code of Criminal Procedure that would allow law enforcement agencies…
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