Northern Ireland studies live facial recognition use by UK police
Northern Ireland may soon follow England and Wales in allowing police to use facial recognition to generate investigative leads based…
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Australia said to grant US access to Australians’ biometric data
Following biometric data sharing agreements between the US, Chile and Ecuador, the Australian government reportedly has also agreed to provide the…
ICE, FBI expand facial recognition use to protest investigations
Federal use of facial recognition and related surveillance technologies has expanded decisively into the monitoring of domestic protest activity, according…
Official Recognition – ‘transformative technology’ at the heart of UK police reform
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Live facial recognition (LFR) and other transformative technologies are at…
US Justice Department’s search of reporter’s phone, laptops raise biometric, privacy concerns
When federal agents searched the home of Hannah Natanson, they were not just pursuing a leak investigation. They were taking…
Senators urge DHS watchdog to probe expanding use of biometric and surveillance data by ICE, CBP
Two prominent Democratic U.S. senators have directed the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) inspector general (IG) to investigate what they…
UK announces largest ever facial recognition rollout as part of policing reforms
The UK has announced large-scale policing reforms, including new investments into artificial intelligence and increased Live Facial Recognition (LFR) deployments….
House Democrats propose QR code ID requirement for ICE, CBP agents
House Democrats introduced legislation that if passed would force federal immigration enforcement agents to wear a public-facing identification in the…
FBI seeks industry input on classified identity-based biometric system
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking industry input on a new classified,…
UK Home Office explores policing with AI
The UK police is considering implementing more AI tools, including video search, AI assistants and predictive policing. UK Home Secretary…
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