London police continue facial recognition testing with Stratford deployment
London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) have deployed facial recognition technology in the Stratford area of East London to identify suspects…
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UK tax agency said to have collected 5.1 million biometric voiceprints without explicit consent
The UK tax agency has collected 5.1 million biometric voice records through its Voice ID authentication service since January 2017,…
IDEMIA awarded fingerprint contract by UK Home Office Biometrics Programme
The United Kingdom Home Office Biometrics (HOB) Programme has awarded IDEMIA a five year contract to deliver a new fingerprint…
Legal challenge raised over UK police use of automated facial recognition
A Cardiff, Wales resident has introduced the first legal challenge to a UK police force’s use of automated facial recognition…
Biometrics Commissioner criticizes UK police, home office governance rules in annual report
UK Biometrics Commissioner Paul Wiles has published the office’s annual report for 2017, expressing concern about a lack of adequate…
UK Parliamentary Committee blasts Home Office over biometrics database, strategy delay
The UK Parliament’s Science and Technology Committee has slammed the approach of the Home Office to retaining images for facial…
End-to-end biometrics trial at Gatwick being run in partnership with easyJet
Gatwick Airport announced that its trial of end-to-end biometrics is being run in partnership with easyJet, the airport’s biggest airline….
New York-based HYPR expands to the UK and EU
Citing demand driven by GDPR and PSD2 regulatory requirements, HYPR Corp. announced today its expansion to the UK and EU….
UK Information Commissioner warns public use of facial recognition technology could spur legal action
UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has warned that she will consider legal action against users of facial recognition technology, including…
UK Home Office tenders contract for biometric services development
The UK’s Home Office Biometrics (HOB) program has issued a tender for a two-year contract to develop and support applications…
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