UK Home Office issues tender for biometric testing and development services
The UK Home Office Biometrics (HOB) Programme has issued a tender for design and operation of its biometric performance test…
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UK Home Office Biometrics Strategy draws further criticism for lack of oversight recommendations
The UK Home Office’s Biometrics Strategy continues to draw criticism for its proposed expansion of the technology’s use, without corresponding…
UN privacy rapporteur criticizes accuracy and proportionality of Wales police use of facial recognition
Joseph Cannataci, UN special rapporteur on the right to privacy, has lauded progress by the UK government in creating oversight…
UK Home Office biometrics strategy underwhelms after 6 year wait
The UK Home Office has published its long-awaited biometrics strategy. The 27-page document (PDF) sets out a framework for use…
Aware working with Fujitsu on biometric services system for UK govt
Aware announced it will be providing software and services towards the implementation of a central biometric services system being deployed…
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…
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…
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