Police Scotland Opens Public Dialogue on Live Facial Recognition Plans
Police Scotland has launched an exploratory public dialogue to assess the Scottish public’s views on the potential use of live facial recognition (LFR)…
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UK Police Launch £20M Framework for Facial Recognition Software Procurement
BlueLight Commercial, the national procurement body for UK policing, has launched a £20 million, four-year multi-supplier framework for Live Facial Recognition…
Ford Patents Vehicle Biometric System to Flag Security Threats
Ford Motor Company has filed a new patent application for an advanced biometric identification system aimed at enhancing vehicle security and supporting law…
Colorado House Passes Strict Facial Recognition Regulations for Government Use
Colorado’s House of Representatives has passed a landmark piece of legislation aimed at establishing robust oversight of government use of facial recognition…
Police Scotland’s Custody Photos Too Poor for Facial Recognition Use
Police Scotland’s custody photographs taken between 2019 and 2024 are suffering from significant quality issues that render them largely ineffective for facial…
Met Police to Install First Permanent Facial Recognition Cameras in London
The Metropolitan Police are set to install the UK’s first permanent facial recognition cameras in Croydon, south London, a major development in the use of…
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…
Researchers Propose Enhanced ‘Altered Identity’ Detection in FRT
Facial recognition has long been a cornerstone of biometric security, but as image manipulation technologies advance, so too must the systems designed to…
Finland Plans Major Expansion of Police Biometric Data Collection Powers
Finland’s Ministry of the Interior has proposed controversial new legislation that would significantly expand law enforcement’s ability to collect and use…
Thales Subsidiary Wins Swiss Contract for Biometric Identification System Overhaul
The Swiss Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics (FOBL) has awarded Thales DIS Schweiz AG an 18.9 million CHF contract to provide IT services for the…