The Metropolitan Police deployed live facial recognition as part of a protest policing operation for the first time on Saturday, May 16, during rival demonstrations in central London. Deputy Assistant […]

The Metropolitan Police reports 173 arrests from its six-month Croydon live facial recognition pilot and claims a 10.5 percent crime reduction in the area.

The UK King’s Speech 2026 confirms the Digital Access to Services Bill, relaunching the digital identity push amid civil liberties opposition and scrutiny.

The UK High Court has upheld the Metropolitan Police’s live facial recognition deployment policy, dismissing a judicial review brought by two Black Londoners.

A legal challenge to police use of live facial recognition in the UK is headed to the High Court, with civil liberties advocates positioning the case as a key test […]

London’s Metropolitan Police are facing privacy concerns after a Freedom of Information request exposed that officers accessed the controversial facial recognition website PimEyes over 2,000 times in a recent three-month […]

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A coalition of civil liberties organizations, data protection advocates, and academics has penned an open letter expressing concerns over the UK’s involvement in cross-border biometric face searches under the proposed […]

“…PimEyes currently has only 6,000 users signed up, with 350 enrolled in a premium version of the service.” Despite a small user base, a web-based facial recognition service is coming […]

British privacy advocates are once again calling for greater oversight after exposing the South Yorkshire Police’s involvement in a 2018 facial recognition trial program at the Meadowhall Shopping Center in […]