Metropolitan Police

Articles tagged with Metropolitan Police

Multiple surveillance cameras on brick wall with one white camera among black ones

London Police Made Over 1,000 Arrests Using Live Facial Recognition

The Metropolitan Police Service has reported making 1,035 arrests using Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology since the beginning of 2024, including 93…

July 4, 2025

Multiple screens displaying close-up faces in grid pattern depicting facial recognition database

Facial Recognition Leads to Three Arrests in London as UK Surveillance Expands

The Metropolitan Police arrested three individuals in Ealing, West London last week, following a live facial recognition (LFR) deployment, underscoring the…

June 23, 2025

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…

March 24, 2025

London Police Make 540 Arrests Using Live Facial Recognition Technology This Year

The Metropolitan Police Service (Met) has made 540 arrests this year using Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology, with offenses ranging from shoplifting to…

December 9, 2024

A surveillance camera mounted to a wall.

UK Biometrics and Surveillance Commissioner Resigns

The United Kingdom’s Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner has abruptly announced his resignation, jolting the country’s regulatory landscape for…

August 8, 2024

Computer monitor displaying a grid of facial images in a recognition database search

Met Police Accessed Controversial Face Search Site, Documents Reveal

London’s Metropolitan Police are facing privacy concerns after a Freedom of Information request exposed that officers accessed the controversial facial…

May 6, 2024

UK Policing Watchdog Warns of Lack of Legal Basis for Live Facial Recognition

The Justice and Home Affairs Committee has recently expressed concerns to the Home Secretary, James Cleverly, regarding the use of Live Facial Recognition…

January 29, 2024

Facial Recognition at the Airport, in the Grocery Store, and on the Street – Identity News Digest

Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: EU…

January 25, 2024

Mastercard Upgrades 'Identity Check' Security for South Africans

A Bad Day at the Phone Shop – Identity News Digest

Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Portuguese…

January 12, 2024

Latest Batch of FIDO Certifications Shows Growing Ecosystem

Digital Infrastructure in the Spotlight – Identity News Digest

Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Google-Made…

December 18, 2023

Partners

FaceTec’s patented, industry-leading 3D Face Verification and Reverification software anchors digital identity, creating a chain of trust from user onboarding to ongoing authentication on all modern smart devices and webcams. FaceTec’s 3D FaceMaps™ finally make trusted, remote identity verification possible. As the only technology backed by a persistent spoof bounty program and NIST/iBeta Certified Liveness Detection, FaceTec is the global standard for 3D Liveness and Face Matching with millions of users on six continents in financial services, border security, transportation, blockchain, e-voting, social networks, online dating and more. www.facetec.com

Unico is a global identity network that forges trust between people & companies. We identify people globally so they can have safe, efficient and private digital access to services around the world. Unico is present in over 20 countries, and serves 165 million users with over 1.5 billion identity verifications every year. We are the leading global identity network. www.unico.io

Innovatrics is an EU-based provider of trusted biometric solutions for governments and enterprises. Our algorithms consistently rank among the fastest and most accurate in fingerprint, face, and iris recognition. Since 2004, we have partnered with all types of organisations to build trusted and flexible biometric identification solutions. Our solutions are used in more than 80 countries, benefiting over a billion people worldwide. www.innovatrics.com

Identity Week aims to be a significant identity industry catalyst. It’s our mission is to help accelerate the move towards a world where trusted identity solutions enable governments and commercial organisations to provide citizens, employees, customers and consumers with a multitude of opportunities to transact in a seamless, yet secure manner. All the while preventing the efforts of those intent on doing harm. identityweek.net

The Biometric Digital Identity Prism is a market landscape framework designed to help influencers and decision makers understand, innovate, and implement digital identity technologies and solutions. This innovative framework for understanding and evaluating the rapidly evolving biometric digital identity marketplace is the only market model that is truly biometric-centric based on the foundational conviction that in the age of digital transformation the only true, reliable link between humans and their digital data is biometrics. www.the-prism-project.com