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…
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ICE facial recognition app Mobile Fortify powered by NEC
When the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its 2025 AI Use Case Inventory Wednesday, it included the first official…
UK government defending police use of facial recognition
The UK government is defending police use of facial recognition technology – both in court and on the public stage….
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….
Sainsbury’s rolls out Facewatch LFR, Tesco gets retrospective with Auror
Automated security cameras and facial recognition are growing presences in UK shops as a theft prevention measure, with Tesco announcing…
London police says facial recognition contributed to murder rate drop
Police forces across the UK are showcasing improved arrest statistics resulting from the use of live facial recognition (LFR) systems….
No false alerts in UK POC of live facial recognition for immigration enforcement
A single arrest was made following a live facial recognition match at a UK port during a November proof-of-concept trial,…
Facial recognition, not more officers, will cut petty crime: UK Police Chiefs’ head
Retrospective facial recognition will do more to reduce petty crime than increasing the number of police on patrol, according to…
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner lays out blueprint for regulating police use of biometrics
The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner is proposing its own blueprint and legal framework for the use of biometric data in law…
ICE’s use of CBP biometric surveillance app built on paper thin oversight
The document justifying Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) use of Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Mobile Fortify app is just…
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