‘Racist bias’ overestimating ages in Home Office’s facial-recognition software will lead to solo children being housed with adults, says Human Rights NetworkFlawed and racialised models that underpin the AI-powered age-detection...
Read MoreThe new breed of camera-equipped streetlights has the potential to fight crime and track down missing persons. Or will it just take Britain one step closer to a surveillance state?How would you feel if your neighbourhood...
Read MoreAcademics discover black people ‘significantly more likely’ to be identified when compared with other ethnic groupsEssex police has paused its use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology after a study found cameras were...
Read MoreCalls 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 Home Office...
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 before expanding it...
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 concerns...
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 Britain’s...
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...
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