Scottish Biometrics Commissioner reviews fingerprinting in policing
Police in Scotland may be failing to fingerprint more than 12,000 a year due to inadequate operational practices and a…
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Police Scotland plans LFR business case, consultation on the way to a decision: SPA
Police Scotland has not yet made a final decision on implementing live facial recognition (LFR) and has instead announced its…
Scottish police invite public feedback on law enforcement use of biometric tech
Scotland’s police authorities are inviting the public to share their views on an upcoming strategy for the use of biometrics…
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner launches strategic plan, 4 police reviews
A better public understanding of how police in Scotland use biometrics and a series of reviews to provide assurance that…
UK police struggle to contain data breaches
Although many UK police forces are in the process of introducing facial recognition into their work, data breaches remain an…
Scottish police taking less children’s biometrics, Code working, Commissioner says
Police in Scotland are collecting biometrics from arrested children less frequently, and the country’s Code of Practice for biometrics collection,…
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner backs regulating LFR with primary legislation
The UK has been debating its lack of unified regulation for facial recognition use over the past several years. In…
Scotland’s largest political party opposes police use of live facial recognition
The Scottish National Party (SNP) passed a resolution opposing the implementation of live facial recognition technology (LFR) by Police Scotland….
Amnesty International urges Scotland to ban live facial recognition for law enforcement
Amnesty International has called on the Scottish government to prohibit the use of live facial Recognition (LFR), describing the biometric…
Scottish police confirm live facial recognition plans
Police in Scotland have confirmed their decision to use live facial recognition (LFR), nearly 10 years after the technology was…
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