Essex Police Facial Recognition Produces 57 Arrests After Evaluation
Essex Police has made 57 arrests across 22 live facial-recognition deployments conducted after the force resumed using Corsight AI’s system following an…
United Kingdom
Articles tagged with United Kingdom
Nottinghamshire Police Adds Mobile Live Facial Recognition Van
Nottinghamshire Police is preparing to deploy live facial recognition from a marked van, extending the technology to another police force in England and Wales.…
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…
Andy Burnham to Scrap UK National Digital ID Plan
Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, is preparing to scrap the national digital ID program developed under Keir Starmer, with his team saying the…
Gibraltar Treaty Sets Automated Border and Digital Identity Rules
The signed Gibraltar treaty sets automated border-control, EES exemption and digital identity rules as the territory removes its land-border barriers.
Cheshire Police Complete First Live Facial Recognition Deployment
Cheshire Police completed its first live facial recognition deployment and plans a UK-first police operation using watchlist images from neighboring forces.
UK Report Counts 275 Digital Identity Providers and £2 Billion in Sector Revenue
The United Kingdom’s digital identity sector has grown to an estimated 275 firms generating about two billion pounds in annual revenue, according to a new…
Facewatch Plans Real-Time Police Alerts as Sainsbury’s Expands Rollout
Facewatch says it will launch a crime-management platform this autumn that can alert police in real time when a high-risk repeat offender is matched by live…
UK to Allow Digital Verification Services for Alcohol Age Checks
The UK is set to let people prove they are old enough to buy alcohol using a digital identity check rather than a physical document, after the Home Office laid…
UK Maritime Agency Discloses Biometric Proctoring Tool for Seafarer Exams
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency has disclosed that it uses a biometric proctoring tool to monitor seafarers sitting online certification exams, in a…