Officials want more candidates in UK digital ID assessment pilot
A pilot certification project in the UK for digital ID is being expanded. The government wants to double the number…
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AVPA flags AI, distrust in government and big tech as hurdles for age verification
On February 27 at 10am EST, Biometric Update will host a webinar entitled Age Verification: Lessons Learned from the UK,…
London mayor calls for solution to border check delays for Eurostar passengers
After railway service Eurostar warned that the European Union’s planned biometric border checks could cause hour-long queues in London, the…
UK’s photo ID requirement for voting stirs backlash against government
The UK is planning to introduce mandatory photo identification for voters during national elections for the first time this year….
The use of live FRT by British police makes the UK an outlier among democratic states
By Professor Karen Yeung, Interdisciplinary Professorial Fellow in Law, Ethics and Informatics Birmingham Law School and School of Computer Science,…
UK university to investigate AI in policing
The UK police have been ramping up the use of facial recognition, biometric data and artificial intelligence with plans to…
EU’s biometric passport checks could lead to limits for Eurostar passenger numbers
The European Union’s planned Entry/Exit System (EES) could cause hour-long queues for the Eurostar railway service in the UK and…
Live facial recognition law and regulatory framework needed: UK committee
The legal basis for police deployments of live facial recognition is being questioned by the Justice and Home Affairs Committee…
UK considers digital identity for age verification in booze sales
A statement from the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire says the UK government has launched a consultation…
‘Proper regulation’ needed for UK biometrics use, outgoing Commissioner argues
The data protection framework through which the United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office will oversee surveillance cameras and biometrics may be…
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