Met Police increase use of facial recognition amid UK anti-immigration riots
London’s Metropolitan Police are ramping up their efforts to combat criminal disorder by utilizing retrospective facial recognition. This approach comes…
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Let travelers enroll biometrics from their sofa to ease EES delays: ex-UK border chief
The EU’s new entry and exit system (EES) will complicate travel between the UK and the European continent, and the…
UK police will use facial recognition to stop violence in the wake of Southport stabbings
Following riots in the wake of the Southport stabbing attack, the UK government has announced a tougher stance against violent…
Met police director says live facial recognition beats accuracy expectation
The experience of UK police with live facial recognition is poorly understood, and the technology is proving more effective than…
Hammersmith and Fulham builds on largest CCTV network per person in UK
An update filed with the Social Inclusion and Community Safety PAC by the West London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham…
UK faces down threat of deepfakes that demean, defraud, disinform
New research from Ofcom reveals just how prevalent deepfakes have become in the UK and beyond. According to the online…
UK school reprimanded by ICO for using facial recognition without DPIA
A school in Chelmsford, Essex, has been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for the unlawful implementation of facial…
OIX calls on new UK government to accelerate digital ID rollout
The UK should work toward a digital wallet strategy, provide clarity on how ID will work across the public and…
UK govt introduces new digital identity verification services bill
The UK government has announced a coming identity verification services bill that will support digital ID products and services from…
EES launch postponed to November, EU’s biometric border app may still not be ready
A smartphone app designed to streamline queues for the EU’s upcoming border checks will not be available in time for…
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