Challenge to facial recognition at protests to be examined by Supreme Court of India
India’s Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the deployment of facial recognition technology (FRT) and other biometric surveillance tech…
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Sweden authorizes police use of live facial recognition
Swedish police will be allowed to use live facial recognition (LFR) in cases involving kidnapping, human trafficking, serious crimes and…
Police policy on facial recognition use earns OK in Lawton, needed in Sante Fe
The Lawton, Oklahoma City Council approved a policy governing police use of facial recognition technology (FRT), moving the city closer…
Lawsuit alleges systemic misuse of facial recognition by Reno police
A lawsuit filed against the Reno Police Department alleges that officers have made thousands of unlawful arrests based on facial…
Smart Eye lands first police deal for biometric drug impairment detection
Biometric driver monitoring systems (DMS) maker Smart Eye will provide its drug impairment detection technology to an unnamed European police…
Illinois bill would bar police use of facial recognition, biometric surveillance
Illinois lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would sharply curtail the use of biometric surveillance by police and other law…
Just because they can – the biometric conundrum for law enforcement
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner They could have done more but didn’t’. That’s an unpolished…
Fargo facial recognition saga sees police admit errors but refuse to close case on suspect
The twists and turns in the case could come from a Coen brothers script – but in the case of…
Why the latest consultation on UK police biometrics watchdog leaves too many questions
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner How should we regulate the police use of facial recognition…
Milwaukee police sink efforts to contract facial recognition with unsanctioned use
A meeting on whether and how Milwaukee police should use facial recognition in criminal investigations took an unexpected turn Thursday…
