Police Scotland’s body camera rollout delayed by data privacy concerns until 2025
The deployment of body-worn cameras (BWCs) for Police Scotland officers is facing delays, with the anticipated rollout now postponed until…
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner
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UK needs new biometrics strategy: Scotland Biometrics Commissioner
The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner wants the UK government to reset its biometrics strategy and develop a framework for national biometrics…
Scotland biometrics commish wants ICO to look into cops use of cloud
After Microsoft revealed that it could not guarantee the sovereignty of UK policing data hosted on its cloud servers, the…
Police Scotland engages public on biometric data rights amid cloud storage concerns
Police Scotland has commenced the distribution of an information leaflet to all individuals in police custody who have their biometric…
UK police fully embrace the potential of facial recognition with £55.5M to spend
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today announced a major new investment in facial recognition technology as part of a wider…
UK data watchdog says police use of US cloud services will likely be allowed
The UK’s data protection watchdog says UK police will likely allow the use of cloud services that can send sensitive…
Broadside from Scotland: UK is undemocratic with biometric surveillance
Scotland’s biometrics commissioner is warning the nation is moving toward autocracy and inappropriate biometric surveillance is making “democratic backsliding” easier….
UK police minister calls for more live facial recognition
As police authorities in the United Kingdom search for more ways to include facial recognition in their work, the country’s…
Watchdog cries foul over Scotland Police biometrics-sharing pilot storing data in US
A Police Scotland biometric evidence-sharing pilot project has been accused of being not just needlessly risky but of being criminal…
Scotland commissioner calls for expansion of biometric data oversight to justice system
Today, Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr. Brian Plastow published a report encouraging Scottish Ministers to consider extending oversight powers and the…
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