UK Biometrics and Forensics Ethics group finally reports concerns with government plans
The UK government has released the first annual report from the Biometrics and Forensic Ethics Group (BFEG) two years later…
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US federal agencies sued for facial recognition deployment info as UK Commissioner calls for police use rules
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit to obtain records relating to their use of biometric facial recognition…
Documents show UK Home Office biometric data migration costs $124M
Earlier this month on October 1, it was reported that Leidos signed a ten-year contract with the UK Home Office…
NHS enhances app with biometric security and releases code to developers
The National Health Service in the United Kingdom has released two pieces of open source code that developers can use…
UK police units adopt mobile fingerprint scanners
Two Welsh police units, South Wales Police and Gwent Police, have rolled out mobile fingerprint technology to use on the…
UK knowingly deploys biased facial recognition passport checking system
The UK has admitted to introducing in 2016 a biometric facial recognition passport photo checker, although it was aware the…
Idex Biometrics granted UK patent for on-card enrollment
The UK Intellectual Property Office has awarded Norwegian fingerprint software and authentication company Idex Biometrics with a patent for on-card…
Gemalto fingerprint cards trialed in UK as biometrics for banking deployments continue worldwide
UK bank NatWest has begun a three-month trial of biometric fingerprint credit cards from Mastercard and Gemalto with 150 customers,…
Leidos partners with UK Home Office to modernize critical biometrics system
Leidos has been chosen by the UK Home Office to manage essential features in the country’s national biometrics systems used…
Rights groups urge Scotland to grant Biometrics Commissioner broad oversight mandate
A coalition of rights advocacy groups has called on Scotland’s government to expand the scope of the proposed biometrics commissioner…
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