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AnyVision proposes three ethical facial recognition principles for police

Britain’s proposed Surveillance Camera Code of Practice should align with three principles which can support the fair and ethical use…

 

New biometric controls being trialed at Gibraltar border

Spanish authorities are trialing new biometric border controls at the crossing point to Gibraltar as part of contingency-planning in the…

 

UK advocate for biometric surveillance says new code of practice pulls punches

“Remarkably lightweight” is how a former United Kingdom surveillance commissioner describes proposed changes to national police policy covering facial recognition…

 

Can UK’s proposed age checks for social media work without biometrics?

Social media companies and “tech giants” may voluntarily make age verification compulsory via physical credentials to prevent children encountering harmful…

 

UK to veer away from GDPR in hope of global data-based opportunities

The UK plans to move away from the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which it adopted before Brexit, with…

 

Calls against use of live facial recognition tech in Britain grow, Parliament petitioned

The use of Live Facial Recognition Technology (LFRT) by police and private companies in parts of the United Kingdom, as…

 

UK Post Office moves into digital ID space with biometric app developed by Yoti

10,500 of the 11,500 Post Office branches across the UK now allow people to pick up parcels using the biometric…

 

UK sports club deploys FinGo vein biometrics for membership scheme

Grassroots Bowdon Rugby Club in Manchester, UK claims to be the first in the sporting world to introduce a biometric…

 

UK Biometrics Commissioner: Hikvision in social control surveillance joint enterprise with Chinese State

Hikvision is contracted for 21 years for joint enterprises with the Chinese State on social control projects in Xinjiang Autonomous…

 

New UK live facial recognition code proposed has potential for adverse effects

The UK’s Home Office has published a proposed code of practice to cover police use of live facial recognition in…

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