Rebranding will not stop retail crime – biometrics might
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Shoplifting is up, burglary is down. Two contrasting headline claims…
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UK police force to test robot dog equipped with AI analytics
A UK police force is about to test its first robot dog, equipped with cameras that detect weapons and people…
A quick fix on UK digital identity will do more harm than good
By David Rennie, Chief Trust Officer at Orchestrating Identity Here we go again. Revitalising an idea that dates back to Tony…
UK govt building on live facial recognition, announces predictive policing prototype
The UK government has announced a predictive policing project, relying on AI-powered interactive crime maps and facial recognition technology, that…
Why retail needs biometrics – the cameras aren’t working
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner According to the Economist shoplifting has octupled in a decade,…
Hippo Digital nearly done revised UK MoD identity attestation verification contract
UK-based digital consultancy Hippo Digital is in the midst of carrying out a contract with the Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence…
UK to hold market engagement for remote biometrics enrollment app next week
The UK Home Office is thinking about holding a biometric remote enrollment trial, and will hold a market engagement session…
UK rolls out more live facial recognition, safeguards and oversight framework to follow
More deployments of live facial recognition in public spaces in England and Wales will be made possible by the rollout…
Microelectronics UK
Microelectronics UK London, UK September 24-25, 2025 Be part of the UK’s biggest gathering for the microelectronics community at Microelectronics…
Bipartisan support grows for mandatory UK digital ID
The UK’s digital identity project may be moving towards bipartisan support. The Conservative Party is carefully considering the introduction of…
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