Report claims UK eVisa system uses migrants as digital ID testing ground
A new report raises alarm over the UK’s mandatory digital immigration status system, claiming that migrants may have been used…
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London Police facial recognition expansion casts wide net
London’s Metropolitan Police have a new community crime-fighting strategy that expands the use of facial recognition and other technologies to…
UK oversight bodies seek clarity on facial recognition bias, cooperation on governance
The fallout from a report on the demographic differentials of the facial recognition algorithms UK police use, tucked into an…
More missing children than transparency in UK police live facial recognition watchlists
Police in the UK have included hundreds of minors on its facial recognition surveillance watchlist, including children under the age…
British Transport Police to trial live facial recognition on railway stations
Live facial recognition (LFR) is coming to the UK’s train stations. The British Transport Police (BTP) has announced a six-month…
First official cost estimate for UK gov’t digital ID plan: £1.8B over 3 years
A provisional estimate for the cost of the UK’s national digital ID system pegs it at £1.8 billion (approximately US$2.4…
UK Fraud Industry Report 2025
The Veriff Fraud Industry Pulse Report offers in-depth insights from our survey of UK-based fraud decision-makers at businesses with over…
Algeria to get UK support on digital forensics, biometrics for policing
The Directorate General of National Security of Algeria (DGSN) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United…
Views on UK digital ID scheme multiply among industry, public, privacy advocates
Government-led digital identity and the UK have a complicated relationship. It comes with a past: the national identity card plan…
UK completes passport-free border trial with biometric e-gates
The UK has started testing a “contactless” border control system that allows British travelers to enter the country without showing…
