UK launches facial recognition drive against shoplifters
The UK is launching a wide-ranging initiative against shoplifting that includes introducing facial recognition technology to capture offenders. On Monday,…
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Facial recognition gains for shoplifting investigations jeopardized by policy gaps
Facial recognition is being used to identify shoplifters in London and in Evansville, Indiana, but also generating controversy. Metropolitan Police…
Police face biometrics bill debated in US state; 3 years in the making
Proponents and opponents of police using facial recognition in the U.S. state of Massachusetts appear to have battled to a…
British lawmakers call for pause on use of live facial recognition
A coalition of 65 British lawmakers across all parties has called for a suspension of the use of live or…
Privacy advocates and conservatives unhappy with passport face-match idea
Early reactions to a report that the UK’s police minister wants people in a permanent biometric crime lineup are not…
Gang violence pushes Sweden to consider face biometrics as surveillance cameras multiply
The Swedish government is rushing to prepare the public for expanded police use of biometric systems including those monitoring from…
Lawsuit filed in US cross-country arrest allegedly based on face biometrics
A federal suit in the U.S. has been filed by a Black man who says he was falsely accused of…
INTERPOL plans big data and biometrics platform to give police predictive analytics
INTERPOL is building a platform for processing massive amounts of data, including biometrics, to give police around the world predictive…
Flawed investigations, camera limitations plague Mexico City’s surveillance system
In the last decade, Mexico City has installed the largest video surveillance system in the Americas, altering the way criminal…
Proposal for Israeli police use of live public facial recognition goes before lawmakers
Israel’s government is moving forward with plans to deploy live facial recognition in public spaces for criminal investigations. The Times…
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