Lagos Security Agency to Tap Resident ID Database for Facial Recognition
The Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency has partnered with the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency to use facial recognition and fingerprint…
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UK Watchdog Warns Police Are Buying Biometric Tech ‘Without Understanding It’
Police forces in England and Wales are acquiring powerful biometric and AI-assisted technologies without fully understanding what they are buying or its…
AlgorithmWatch Ties Georgia’s Protest Surveillance to Russian Facial Recognition
The country of Georgia has built much of its protest-policing surveillance on a Russian-made facial recognition system, according to an investigation by the…
EFF, TEDIC, and CEJIL Challenge Paraguay’s Facial Recognition Secrecy
Three digital-rights organizations have asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to compel Paraguay to disclose how it uses facial recognition,…
Kansas City Transit Agency Revives Plan for Facial Recognition on Buses
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority is moving ahead with a plan to put AI-powered facial recognition cameras on some of its buses this fall, a…
Kenya Plans to Link CCTV Cameras With National ID Records for Facial Recognition
Kenya’s Interior Ministry plans to connect surveillance cameras with the country’s national identity records so that police can match faces captured on camera…
Met Police to Expand Static Live Facial Recognition Across London’s West End
The Metropolitan Police plans to expand static live facial recognition across central London, with cameras due in the West End and Soho by the end of 2026 and…
Monroe County Weighs Bill Requiring Businesses to Disclose Facial Recognition Use
A proposed law in Monroe County, New York, would require businesses such as grocery stores, restaurants, and banks to tell customers when they use facial…
Civil-Liberties Groups Warn Ireland’s Garda AI Bill Lacks Safeguards on Biometric Powers
Civil-liberties campaigners and a Trinity College Dublin law academic are warning that Ireland is poised to grant police expanded artificial-intelligence…
Western Australia Police to Trial Live Facial Recognition in an Australian First
Western Australia Police will trial real-time facial recognition cameras that scan the faces of people in crowds and check them against a watchlist, becoming…