Live facial recognition vans spread across seven additional UK cities
UK police authorities are expanding their live facial recognition (LFR) surveillance program, which uses cameras on top of vans to…
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UK Home Office live facial recognition adoption begins with POC at ports
The UK government is joining its police in embracing facial recognition with the Home Office and Immigration Enforcement planning a…
Suggestion of live facial recognition for UK trains meets practical limitations
A horrific stabbing incident on a passenger train in the UK has led a prominent opposition politician and former policing…
Senators demand ICE halt use of Mobile Fortify app amid growing privacy concerns
For the second time, Senator Edward J. Markey – now joined by three other senators – wrote Monday to Immigration…
Metropolitan Police to expand live facial recognition use even amid legal challenge
The Metropolitan Police plans to intensify its deployment of live facial recognition (LFR) technology across London, citing its effectiveness in…
Live mobile facial recognition gains popularity among US, UK law enforcement
Operator-initiated facial recognition (OIFR) is gaining popularity in the U.S. and UK as a tool for identifying possible illegal immigrants…
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner backs regulating LFR with primary legislation
The UK has been debating its lack of unified regulation for facial recognition use over the past several years. In…
Scotland’s largest political party opposes police use of live facial recognition
The Scottish National Party (SNP) passed a resolution opposing the implementation of live facial recognition technology (LFR) by Police Scotland….
Amnesty International urges Scotland to ban live facial recognition for law enforcement
Amnesty International has called on the Scottish government to prohibit the use of live facial Recognition (LFR), describing the biometric…
Europe’s ‘Wild West’ of facial recognition testing spurs call for responsible AI oversight
A peer-reviewed study published in Data & Policy by legal scholar Karen Yeung of the University of Birmingham, and Wenlong…
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