UK government developing ‘trust framework’ for commercial use of personal data
The UK government is currently working to develop a framework designed to encourage businesses to be more transparent in the…
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Leicestershire Police expand use of face recognition technology
Police in Leicestershire, UK are now using facial recognition hardware that scans the characteristics of a known offender or suspect’s…
UK Home Office supports using coercion to get migrant fingerprints
The UK’s Home Office has pledged its support for border officials using force to collect the fingerprints of migrants as…
Rapid DNA results uploaded for the first time to UK’s DNA database
Rapid human DNA identification technology firm IntegenX announced that The National DNA Database (NDNAD) had forensic DNA profiles uploaded from…
UK consumers find facial recognition-driven targeted ads “creepy”: RichRelevance report
RichRelevance published a new UK study, “Creepy or Cool” that reveals that 70% of UK shoppers find facial recognition technology…
Apple Pay officially launches in UK with initial 250,000 supporting retailers
Apple announced earlier this morning it has officially launched its contactless payment service, Apple Pay, following an accidental tweet by…
UK police to use facial recognition at music festival
UK police ill use portable facial recognition technology for the first time at a music festival in an effort to…
UK government seeks stronger legislation on use of foreign criminals’ biometric data
The UK government is aiming to expand the types of cases in which law enforcement can request access to biometric…
Northrop Grumman wins £28.8M contract to provide forensic and biometric capability in the UK
Global security firm Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a £28.8 million (USD $45.3 million) contract by the United Kingdom…
Nearly a third of UK consumers prefer fingerprint ID bank login: Equifax study
Credit reference agency Equifax has released a new study, conducted by YouGov on Equifax’s behalf, which found that UK consumers…
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