UK trust framework certifies TECH5’s contactless biometric capture
Contactless biometrics provider TECH5 has announced that, following an assessment, it has successfully met the requirements of the UK’s Digital…
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UK advisory firm launches AI and biometrics risk assessment tool
Wondering how to assess the risks of your artificial intelligence or biometrics system? The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation…
Anonymity vs child protection: Why protecting minors online is proving more difficult than you think
By Dr. Heinrich Grave, Senior Vice President Digital Identity, IDnow For almost as long as the internet has existed, it…
Sumsub and OneID bring document-free ID verification to UK via banks
Sumsub’s non-document identity verification platform is being launched in the company’s native UK. Following its introduction in Nigeria, Brazil, India…
UK passes Online Safety Bill, paving the way to biometric age verification
After years of heated debates and delays, Britain has passed its Online Safety Bill, which could introduce more age verification…
UK Biometrics Commissioner says data protection law could leave gaps in oversight
Outgoing UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson is warning that the country’s new data protection law could leave…
Facial recognition will ‘transform investigative work,’ says UK’s top cop
United Kingdom’s most senior police officer believes that facial recognition will transform investigative work the same way DNA testing did…
Report finds voter ID system in England led to racial and disability discrimination
According to an inquiry by Members of Parliament, the new voter ID rule, which was first put into practice in…
UK police, retailers partner to fight shoplifting with biometrics
British police have turned to facial recognition to fight shoplifting. The country’s largest retailers have agreed to fund a new…
Governments want more airport biometric scans
The move to universal, mandatory use of facial recognition in airports feels inexorable, with a major UK airport skipping entreaties…
