Europol’s new rules enable sourcing of ‘third country’ biometric data
New regulations give Europol too much biometric surveillance power while cutting external oversight of the agency’s data processing and protection…
Prüm
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EDRi, Statewatch call for ban of EU-wide police facial recognition system
The European Commission’s ‘Prüm II’ legislation may amplify the risks of state overreach and biometric mass surveillance and should therefore…
France pushes EU Council to formalize extension of police biometrics data-sharing network
The French presidency has prompted the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council to formally approve a new version of…
Ireland to share face biometrics with EU to tackle crime on wider scale
Ireland will share the face biometrics of suspects and convicted criminals with other European Union countries, the Irish Examiner reports….
More automatic forensic biometric data sharing proposed for privacy-focused Europe
In another example of how sentiment about privacy is complex if not chaotic at the moment, European politicians are considering…
Driving license biometrics could form pan European ‘perpetual police line-up’: Statewatch
Any holder of an EU driving license will have their details and biometric information and photograph added to a pan-EU…
UK can join EU biometric surveillance without Parliamentary scrutiny: Statewatch
The UK is able to join European Union biometric surveillance schemes such as a pan-European network of police facial recognition…
European Commission suggests adding facial recognition to EU-wide police database
The European Commission has put forward plans for EU police to work together more efficiently in order to fight criminal…
EAB webinar looks at facial recognition for criminal investigations in EU countries
A recent webinar by the European Association for Biometrics (EAB) explored the role of facial recognition technologies in criminal investigations…
EU police face biometrics system debated by lawmakers, experts concerned about false positives
European Union plans to establish a biometric facial recognition system for use by all states in the region are being…
