Spain’s Data Protection Agency Tells Councils to Justify Facial Recognition in CCTV Plans
Spain’s data protection authority has warned two municipal councils that planned police video surveillance systems with artificial intelligence features could…
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VIDIZMO Pitched Police on Facial Search of Flock Camera Data
Surveillance-software vendor VIDIZMO pitched a Tennessee police department on searching Flock Safety camera data by face, vehicle and object alongside Axon…
British Transport Police Trial Scanned 500,000 Faces, Produced No Direct Arrests in First Phase
British Transport Police scanned more than 500,000 people with live facial recognition during the first phase of a trial at London rail stations, but the…
Kenya Connects 20 More Police Clearance Centres to Biometric System
Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations has connected 20 additional police clearance application centres to its Multi-Biometric Identification System,…
UK Privacy Regulator Finds Governance Gaps in Police Facial Recognition
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has called for stronger governance of police facial recognition after completing five audits that produced 107…
UK Conservatives Propose Mandatory Facial Matching for Suspect Images
UK Conservatives want police to run usable images of unidentified suspects through retrospective facial recognition as a standard investigative step.
Thames Valley Police Reports Three Outcomes From Slough Facial Recognition Alerts
Thames Valley Police says its latest live facial recognition deployment in Slough scanned 14,795 faces, generated four alerts and produced three arrests or…
Albania Opens €2.4 Million Tender for Police Biometric Center
Albania’s Centralized Purchasing Operator has opened a tender worth approximately €2.4 million for a new police biometric identification center. The planned…
Thames Valley Police Plans Fourth Slough Facial Recognition Deployment of 2026
Thames Valley Police has scheduled a live facial recognition deployment on Slough High Street for July 23, continuing its repeated use of the technology in the…
Detroit Police Facial Recognition Use Drops 91 Percent After Settlement Tightens Policy
The Detroit Police Department used facial recognition technology nine times in 2025 to identify suspects in violent crime investigations, a 91 percent decline…