French politicians vow legal action on alleged illegal facial recognition use by police
A recent report that the French national police has been using a facial recognition system from Israel illegally for the…
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Massachusetts lawmakers propose restrictions on facial recognition technology
Massachusetts lawmakers have proposed to restrict the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement, according to WBUR. On Tuesday,…
Next stop for EU’s police biometric data-sharing rules – final signatures
The EU’s Prüm rules for exchanging data among police agencies have taken a large step toward being updated to include…
Biometrics match the innocent, US Congress asks questions
A U.S. senator is asking questions about how Clearview AI operates its facial recognition subscription service. Ed Markey, a Democrat…
UK police plan nationwide rollout of NEC facial recognition on mobile phones
Police in the United Kingdom are planning to identify criminals by taking their photos with mobile phones and running them…
Contactless fingerprint biometrics move towards police deployment with UK trials
The performance of software and smartphone cameras for contactless fingerprint capture is promising enough to look towards a possible launch…
Baltimore considers bills to restrict facial recognition use by police, businesses
Baltimore City Council has proposed legislation that would require businesses employing facial recognition software to register with a city and…
UK police promise more fingerprint matching, facial recognition in efficiency revamp
Biometrics, automation, and drones are a part of the United Kingdom’s new plan to transform policing. Gavin Stephens, chair of…
French police may have been unlawfully using facial recognition since 2015
An investigation by Disclose has turned up emails showing that French national police have been using facial recognition for eight…
Facial recognition still far from a black-and-white issue in UK
An advocacy group protesting police use of facial recognition in the UK alleges that Parliament is providing poor oversight of…
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