UK Biometrics Commissioner criticizes UK police for not revealing facial recognition plans
The UK Biometrics Commissioner has criticized the Home Office and police for failing to address key privacy issues relating to…
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UK gov’t authority to advise on biometrics ethics issues
The Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group (BFEG) has replaced the UK’s National DNA Database Ethics Group (NDNAD EG) and will…
Home Office plans to invest $6.4m to provide police with facial recognition technology
The Home Office is planning to invest £5 million (US$6.4 million) on facial-recognition software to be initially used by law…
Police deploying facial recognition at London’s Notting Hill Carnival
The UK’s Metropolitan Police is planning to use facial recognition software in a new pilot program aimed at identifying suspected…
Home Office issues $118m biometrics, digitization tender for UK Visas and Immigration
The Home Office has issued a tender for “front end services” including biometrics and the digitization of supporting evidence valued…
Bristol Robotics Lab developing facial recognition system to replace train tickets
A facial recognition system developed by Bristol Robotics Lab designed to replace the need for tickets on trains is being…
UK government report forecasts spike in use of biometrics solutions
The UK government has published a new report entitled 2016 Cyber Security Breaches Survey that forecasts a significant spike in…
Selfie payments firm accepted into FCA’s ‘regulatory sandbox’
Two firms utilizing facial recognition in their solutions are among the 24 fintech companies selected to test their products on…
ievo announces new fingerprint reader deployment
UK-based biometric recognition systems manufacturer ievo has supplied its “ultimate” fingerprint readers as an integral part of the security for…
HSBC report finds UK leading in adopting biometric banking technologies
HSBC published a new report based on a survey of 12,000 people in 11 countries which found that only 46…
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