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Police Scotland Opens Public Conversation on Live Facial Recognition Ahead of Deployment Decision

Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority have launched a formal public-engagement process on the potential use of Live Facial Recognition technology,…

February 18, 2026

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UK Expands Live Facial Recognition Fleet Fivefold With 40 New Vans and £115M AI Policing Investment

UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced on January 26 what she described as “the biggest reform to policing in two centuries,” including a fivefold…

January 29, 2026

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AI Facial Recognition Leads to Capture of UK Fugitive After 27 Years

Facial recognition technology has played a central role in the capture of Richard Burrows, one of the UK’s most wanted fugitives, who evaded authorities for 27…

April 30, 2025

Sweden Plans AI Face Scanning Law to Let Police Track Criminal Suspects

Sweden has proposed controversial legislation that would give its police force broad powers to use AI-powered facial recognition technology for identifying and…

March 20, 2025

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