Facial recognition proposed as UK’s immigration fix by Tory leader Badenoch
The way to reform the UK’s immigration system is not the introduction of mandatory digital ID, according to the leader…
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Hong Kong to increase the number of facial recognition cameras
Hong Kong is following in the footsteps of Mainland China by introducing facial recognition to its rising number of CCTV…
Norway’s data privacy watchdog seeks ban on remote biometric identification
Norway is exploring stronger regulations on AI – and a potential ban on biometric recognition technology for surveillance. A translated…
Hungary law permitting live facial recognition at outlawed Pride event challenged
The government of Hungary under Viktor Orbán does not like LGBTQ people, and has enacted policies to reflect that. This…
Guidance on police use of live facial recognition in the works: UK minister
The UK government is moving ahead with plans to greenlight the use of live facial recognition technology (FRT) by police…
UK privacy concerns mount as police facial recognition scans surpass 50k a day
There is an increasing number of faces being scanned by a live facial recognition system in the UK despite persisting…
As London expands CCTV network, critics express concerns of overreach
London is making a significant upgrade of its CCTV infrastructure in one of its most surveilled boroughs, adding new cameras…
BU podcast talks police use of live facial recognition with prof Fraser Sampson
While facial recognition technology continues to find homes in commercial and institutional use cases, one of the most enthusiastic adopters…
London police face questions after not deploying LFR at far-right rally
London police are facing questions on why they chose not to deploy live facial recognition (LFR) during last week’s far-right…
Mexican state selects SAFR live facial recognition to ID missing persons, suspects
A pilot of live facial recognition has begun in the Mexican state of Michoacán using technology from SAFR to identify…
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