Essex Police recently made seven arrests in Southend using Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology, continuing its successful use in combating crime. The arrests occurred between October 13 and 21, 2024, […]

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has weighed in on proposed legislation that would allow the country’s national police, the Garda, to use facial recognition technology for retrospective searches […]

Myanmar’s junta government is working on deploying China-made biometric surveillance systems in multiple cities, according to a new Reuters report. Citing multiple anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter, Reuters […]

Indian Railways is getting ready to deploy a massive surveillance network at the country’s railway stations. The first phase of the project will be completed in time for the beginning […]

The Australian appliances chain The Good Guys is suspending its use of facial recognition technology. The company had been trialing a security system with facial recognition capabilities at a pair […]

The Australian consumer advocacy group Choice is sounding the alarm about facial recognition in brick-and-mortar retail outlets. The organization queried 25 of the country’s largest retailers, and found that three […]

Telangana police are being asked to account for their invasive use of facial recognition technology. The Indian state rolled out its facial recognition network in 2018, and is now running […]

According to a recent report from Al Jazeera (citing Reuters), one of South Korea’s most densely populated cities is preparing to launch a new COVID-19 contact-tracing program that will use […]

Amnesty International is asking for digital volunteers to help map the locations of all of the public CCTV cameras in New York City. The organization is undertaking the initiative in […]

Indian privacy watchdogs are voicing their concerns about a facial recognition program at public schools in Delhi. City officials first disclosed their plans to install CCTV cameras in schools in […]