Scottish Police Inspectorate Urges Facial Recognition to Enforce Football Banning Orders
HMICS says facial recognition should be required to keep banned individuals out of football matches, after a Rangers v Celtic tie the Scottish FA called a near…
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British Transport Police Expands Facial Recognition Trial to London Underground
British Transport Police has expanded its live facial recognition trial into London Underground stations, extending a six-month evaluation that began at…
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…
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…
UK High Court to Hear Legal Challenge to Police Live Facial Recognition as Rollout Debate Continues
A legal challenge to police use of live facial recognition in the UK is headed to the High Court, with civil liberties advocates positioning the case as a key…
UK Plans Nationwide Expansion of Police Facial Recognition
The UK government has set out plans to expand the use of facial recognition technology across police forces in England and Wales, positioning biometrics more…
Greater Manchester Police Deploy Live Facial Recognition Vans, Securing Two Arrests in Piccadilly Gardens
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed the deployment of its new Live Facial Recognition (LFR) vans in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens area marking the…
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Praises Police Scotland for Reducing Child Biometric Data Capture
The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, Dr. Brian Plastow, has praised Police Scotland for implementing a new policy that has led to a “significant reduction” in…
Greater Manchester Police Deploy Live Facial Recognition Vans Amid Ongoing Data Handling Concerns
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has begun deploying Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology, utilizing two Home Office-supplied vans to scan for individuals…