UK advocate for biometric surveillance says new code of practice pulls punches
“Remarkably lightweight” is how a former United Kingdom surveillance commissioner describes proposed changes to national police policy covering facial recognition…
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Scottish local authority switches off facial recognition citing legal, ethical concerns
A Scottish local authority, Falkirk Council, has recently spent over £1 million (U.S.$1.4 million) on upgrading 76 state-of-the-art CCTV cameras…
Calls against use of live facial recognition tech in Britain grow, Parliament petitioned
The use of Live Facial Recognition Technology (LFRT) by police and private companies in parts of the United Kingdom, as…
New UK live facial recognition code proposed has potential for adverse effects
The UK’s Home Office has published a proposed code of practice to cover police use of live facial recognition in…
NYPD’s $159M ‘surveillance slush fund’ used to buy facial recognition software, x-ray vans
Facial recognition and predictive policing software, ‘stingray’ cell tower simulators and vans equipped with x-ray machines to detect weapons were…
Affective biometrics: Too new, too inaccurate for police work, says think tank
Most people knowledgeable about face biometrics have at least some misgivings about how it is used. It is safe to…
UK police forces trialing retrospective facial recognition from bodycam maker
British police forces are testing retrospective facial recognition software provided by Reveal, which also has a product line of bodycams…
Brazil’s Bahia State contracts $131M facial recognition system to tackle criminality
Bahia State Governor Rui Costa has okayed the disbursement of funds for the deployment of a facial recognition surveillance system…
Imageware brings biometric multi-factor authentication to U.S. first responders’ network
Imageware biometrics have been approved for first responder use by FirstNet, and added to the FirstNet App Catalog to enable fast…
Integrated Biometrics names new CEO, approaching $50M in revenue for 2021
Integrated Biometrics has appointed industry veteran Shawn O’Rourke as its new chief executive officer to lead the continued expansion of its…
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