Czech data protection authorities question police use of facial recognition
Police use of facial recognition technology has come under the scrutiny of data protection authorities in another country, this time…
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Detroit police change facial recognition procedure as falsely accused woman sues
Police leadership in the U.S. city of Detroit is reacting to a wrongful arrest lawsuit by defending facial recognition software…
Black woman matched by facial recognition alleges police misconduct in lawsuit
Another person in the United States is alleging a wrongful arrest based on a false match by facial recognition software…
Bar for UK crimes prosecuted with live facial recognition could get much lower
Pledges by the UK government that its use of biometric data in law enforcement would be limited to, for example,…
US cities weigh value of facial recognition for police
After a lull in efforts to put significant restrictions on how police in the U.S. can use facial recognition, politicians…
Indian district rolls out live facial recognition to fight crime wave
A district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is rolling out a crime-fighting search engine powered by live facial…
UK police recruiting male Brits for an anti-crime DNA database
The UK policing authorities are on a mission to convince male Brits to anonymously hand over DNA samples to help…
Scottish police reprimanded for illegally storing biometrics
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA)’s Policing Performance Committee met in June to discuss assurance reviews from the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner,…
Global spike in predictive policing draws on AI and biometrics
In China, authorities are making notable use of biometrics and AI in policing and security, with potential implications for human…
UK police force claims facial recognition generating hundreds of leads
The UK’s South Wales Police (SWP) is reportedly getting 140 matches a month using retrospective (or “forensic”) facial recognition technology,…
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