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Police Scotland Considers Live Facial Recognition for Football Disorder

Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell has said any proposal to use live facial recognition would need a clear business case and consideration through the…

October 13, 2026

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Police Scotland Opens Public Conversation on Live Facial Recognition Ahead of Deployment Decision

Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority have launched a formal public-engagement process on the potential use of Live Facial Recognition technology,…

February 18, 2026

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Scottish Police Authority Opens Public Dialogue on Live Facial Recognition in Policing

The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has published a discussion paper exploring the potential adoption of live facial recognition (LFR) technology by Police…

April 21, 2025

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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)…

April 10, 2025

TECH5 to Provide Livescan Tech to Virginia Police via $54M Contract

Scotland ‘Leading the Way’ in Police Biometrics, Watchdog Says

The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner says his office’s approach to regulating the police use of biometric tech is working. In an article for the magazine…

May 15, 2024

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