Category: Facial recognition

Labour plans to consult on use of live facial recognition before wider roll-out

Policing 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...

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UK food delivery companies increase checks on illegal workers

Uber 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...

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Starmer live facial recognition plan would usher in national ID, campaigners warn

PM 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...

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Leisure centres scrap biometric systems to keep tabs on staff amid UK data watchdog clampdown

Firms 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...

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Home Office secretly backs facial recognition technology to curb shoplifting

Covert 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...

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