UK Commons committee prepares for inquiry into Home Office’ biometrics guidance
A UK House of Commons committee is preparing to launch an inquiry into the storage of 20 million mugshots by…
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NEC acquires UK police software provider Northgate Public Service
Software provider Northgate Public Service (NPS) has been acquired by NEC for £475 million (roughly $655 million), giving NPS access…
UK planning to consolidate biometric databases, consider expanding Surveillance Camera Code application
The UK’s Home Office is planning to consolidate its IDENT 1 and IABS biometric databases into one central platform for…
Security & Counter Terror Expo
Security & Counter Terror Expo March 6 – 7, 2018 Olympia, London Security & Counter Terror Expo is the UK’s…
UK government delays publication of biometrics strategy
UK government ministers have once again delayed the publication of a strategy for police use of facial recognition technology which…
Mobile device fingerprint use surges in UK: Deloitte
Almost four out of five smartphone users in the UK (79 percent) use their device’s fingerprint scanner, according to new…
UK’s Home Office Biometrics to host supplier event for procurement project
The UK’s Home Office will host an event to share its Home Office Biometrics (HOB) Strategic Central and Bureau Platform…
UK Ministry of Defence develops new chemical to reveal fingerprints on challenging surfaces
The UK government has announced the development of a chemical for use recovering fingerprints from previously challenging or impossible surfaces….
Two UK banks add Face ID authentication option to mobile banking apps
Nationwide and Bank of Scotland have updated their mobile apps to support Face ID, the facial authentication feature integrated in…
UK CCTV watchdog issues warning to police chiefs over facial recognition tech
A CCTV watchdog has written to police chiefs to warn that the increased use of facial recognition technology risks infringing…
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