Sainsbury’s rolls out Facewatch LFR, Tesco gets retrospective with Auror
Automated security cameras and facial recognition are growing presences in UK shops as a theft prevention measure, with Tesco announcing…
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US grocery store chain faces backlash over its use of facial recognition
U.S.-based supermarket chain Wegmans Food Markets has found itself at the center of a rapidly widening privacy controversy over its…
The most unbelievable cyber statistic of 2025?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner It’s look-back season again. Time to dust off old favourites…
Exposed – will AI biometrics leave spies out in the cold?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Arguments against the state using AI-enabled biometrics like facial recognition…
Ring faces new scrutiny as lawmaker warns of biometric surveillance crisis
U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey’s long-running probe into Amazon’s Ring surveillance doorbell system reached a new boiling point this week…
Project NOLA reopens network to New Orleans Police, LFR alerts still suspended
New Orleans-based Project NOLA’s sprawling network of community installed surveillance cameras is once again streaming directly into the hands of…
FBI issues RFI on drones with real-time facial recognition, license plate readers
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has issued a new Request for Information (RFI) seeking AI tools that are capable…
Milestone unveils its Vision Language Model, hackathon winner, and 2026 goals
At the Milestone Developer Summit 2025, held at Copenhagen’s historic Carlsberg Museum, video technology took center stage as Milestone Systems…
Law enforcement warned of ‘existential’ threat from ubiquitous technical surveillance
A new report from the Center for Internet Security (CIS) warns that American law enforcement is facing an “existential” threat…
Live facial recognition vans spread across seven additional UK cities
UK police authorities are expanding their live facial recognition (LFR) surveillance program, which uses cameras on top of vans to…
