Calls for review after technology found to return more false positives for ‘some demographic groups’ on certain settingsMinisters are facing calls for stronger safeguards on facial recognition technology after the...
Read MorePolicing minister says government will ‘put some parameters’ around its deployment in EnglandUK politics live – latest updatesLabour plans to consult on the use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology...
Read MoreUber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat to increase facial verification after ministers raise concernsThe UK’s three largest food delivery companies have announced increased security checks for riders after ministers raised...
Read MorePM accused of ignoring civil rights and aping autocracies as he proposes new powers after far-right unrestCivil liberties campaigners warned that a proposal made by Keir Starmer on Thursday to expand the use of live facial...
Read MoreFirms such as Serco and Virgin Active pull facial recognition and fingerprint scan systems used to monitor staff attendanceDozens of companies including national leisure centre chains are reviewing or pulling facial recognition...
Read MoreExclusive: Privacy campaigners say clause in new criminal justice bill will put all UK drivers on ‘permanent police lineup’The police will be able to run facial recognition searches on a database containing images of...
Read MoreUK police forces and private firms urged to drop technology due to impact on human rightsDozens of cross-party MPs and peers have joined a campaign for an “immediate stop” to the use of live facial recognition...
Read MoreOfficials reflected policing minister’s enthusiasm to roll out controversial technology across the country, particularly in retail settingsSenior officials at the Home Office secretly lobbied the UK’s independent...
Read MoreOfficials reflected policing minister’s enthusiasm to roll out controversial technology across the country, particularly in retail settingsSenior officials at the Home Office secretly lobbied the UK’s independent...
Read MoreGovernment also plans to make greater use of facial recognition technology as part of crime crackdown billShoplifters, burglars and violent criminals who commit repeat offences will be handed mandatory prison sentences under...
Read MoreCovert government strategy to install electronic surveillance in shops raises issues around bias and data, and contrasts sharply with the EU ban to keep AI out of public spacesHome Office officials have drawn up secret plans to...
Read MoreMet says technology will not be used to target protesters or activists, but campaigners say use is ‘extremely worrying’The Metropolitan police has been accused of using the coronation to stage the biggest live facial...
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