Live facial recognition law and regulatory framework needed: UK committee
The legal basis for police deployments of live facial recognition is being questioned by the Justice and Home Affairs Committee…
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UK police plan nationwide rollout of NEC facial recognition on mobile phones
Police in the United Kingdom are planning to identify criminals by taking their photos with mobile phones and running them…
UK police promise more fingerprint matching, facial recognition in efficiency revamp
Biometrics, automation, and drones are a part of the United Kingdom’s new plan to transform policing. Gavin Stephens, chair of…
UK police force claims facial recognition generating hundreds of leads
The UK’s South Wales Police (SWP) is reportedly getting 140 matches a month using retrospective (or “forensic”) facial recognition technology,…
UK police employ facial recognition at Beyonce concert, despite mounting criticism
UK police employed facial recognition technology at a Beyonce concert in Cardiff, Wales, which is estimated to have attracted around…
Policing Minister pushes for facial recognition in all UK police forces despite criticism
The UK’s policing minister, Chris Philp, is pushing for facial recognition in all police forces nationally, despite critics claiming the…
UK police claim study support to resume live facial recognition deployments
London Metropolitan Police officials and their counterparts in South Wales say a study they commissioned and participated in has given…
Panel on use of facial recognition by UK police breaks issue down for lawmakers
Leaders from among civil society, police, academia and regulatory bodies convened at the London School of Economics last week to…
South Wales Police claim success with facial recognition app trial
The South Wales Police say that their three-month trial of a facial recognition app to identify suspects was a success,…
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…
