UK and Singapore government services to collaborate on digital government services
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the UK’s Government Digital Service (GDS) and Singapore’s GovTech Agency to…
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EU officials confirm UK authorities illegally copied biometric and other data from Schengen system
European Union officials have indirectly confirmed that UK authorities violated an information-sharing deal with the EU by sharing the contents…
Biometric travel and reducing algorithmic bias among projects chosen for UK ICO sandbox
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has selected 10 projects from among 64 applications for using public sector data for…
Facial biometrics’ law enforcement potential debated around the world
As facial recognition becomes more commonly used, controversies and calls for limitations continue around the world. Both sides of recent…
UK government launches passport check pilot and issues a call for digital identity testimony
The UK government has issued a call for comments on the development of digital identities, including the role of the…
UK Science and Technology Committee calls for pause of live facial recognition trials
UK Members of Parliament on the government’s Science and Technology Committee are urging the Home Office to halt all trials…
Facial recognition debate flares up in Israel and continues in UK and Australia
Cameras deep inside the Palestinian West Bank with facial recognition from Israeli biometrics company AnyVision allow authorities in Israel to…
Yoti approved to list services on the UK government’s G-Cloud framework
Yoti has once again been approved to list services under the UK Crown Commercial Services G-Cloud framework. According to the…
Committee calls for national debate on UK single digital identifier plan for government services
British members of parliament have called for a national debate on the government’s plans to introduce a “single unique identifier”…
Stakeholders split on London police use of public facial recognition as study shows 4 in 5 false positives
The Chair of the Metropolitan Police staff association Ken March has called China’s use of public surveillance with biometric facial…
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