Biometrics, Closed-circuit television, Privacy, Face perception, Crime prevention, Surveillance
Convenience store spy cameras face legal challenge
Big Brother Watch campaigners says the "Orwellian" cameras at Southern Co-op shops breach people's rights.
Convenience store spy cameras face legal challenge
Big Brother Watch campaigners says the "Orwellian" cameras at Southern Co-op shops breach people's rights.
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U.K. Organizations Warned Over Live Facial Recognition
In a formal opinion, Elizabeth Denham says that the use of live facial recognition (LFR) can't be justified for reasons of efficiency or cost reduction alone.
New rules on police use of facial recognition don't go far enough, experts say
The UK government has updated its code of practice on the use of surveillance cameras. Will it be enough to protect citizens' rights?
Facial Recognition an Ultimate Guide
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How facial recognition technology threatens basic privacy rights
As adoption of facial recognition systems continues to grow worldwide, there is increasing concern that this technology could undermine fundamental privacy rights and how it can be kept in ...
King's Cross facial-recognition plans revealed by letter
The developer intended to identify known offenders and "high-risk missing persons".
Facial recognition technology in schools
In October 2021, some schools began taking payments for lunches using facial recognition technology (FRT). In response, the Information Commissioner’s Office and some privacy campaigners ...
How London became a test case for using facial recognition in democracies
The police hope the software can solve and prevent crime, but can citizens ever give their consent?
Met police deploy live facial recognition technology
Cameras used at east London shopping centre despite experts warning against them
PROFESSOR NOEL SHARKEY says facial recognition cameras sweeping the UK should worry us all
PROFESSOR NOEL SHARKEY: The Orwellian surveillance of facial recognition cameras is worryingly inaccurate. A think-tank showed they are correct in only five per cent of cases at best.
Facial Recognition Has Its Eye on the U.K.
As the U.S. government and the U.S. public consider the potential future use and regulation of facial surveillance, the debate in the U.K. can help to inform the U.S. discussion, ...
Facial Recognition in the Public Sector: The Policy Landscape
This brief is one of two presenting strategies for addressing challenges associated with facial recognition. These briefs provide policymakers concrete options for setting guardrails and ...
Brexit is already shaping facial recognition surveillance in the U.K.
U.K. experts say Brexit has already shaped facial recognition policy, leaving the E.U. will bring more change, and legislation is needed instead of a ban.
Activists Worldwide Face Off Against Face Recognition: 2019 Year in Review
We’ve all heard the expression, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” We might hope that what we do and where we go will only be known to those who were there in person. Yet maintaining ...
Surveillance cameras will soon be unrecognisable – time for an urgent public conversation
If you thought police surveillance was mere CCTV, it's time to catch up on what's happening on the other side of the lens.
How facial recognition technology is bringing surveillance capitalism to our streets
Facial recognition cameras are bringing the datafication of the internet to the real world, threatening our right to privacy and public space.
Get out of my face! The activists who took action against face recognition in 2019
In 2019, governments were quick to adopt face recognition technologies for use in public spaces; read about how activists worldwide have responded, demanding transparency and winning ...
Exclusive: Half London councils found using Chinese surveillance tech linked to Uighur abuses
At least half of London's boroughs have bought and deployed China-made surveillance systems linked to the abuse of Uighurs, according to data exclusively given to the Thomson Reuters ...
Macau Police Testing 100 Face and Vehicle Recognition Cameras
Macau police have announced plans for a facial and object recognition trial that leverages the city’s extensive network of CCTV surveillance cameras
EXCLUSIVE-Half London councils found using Chinese surveillance tech linked to Uighur abuses
UK councils' reliance on Chinese surveillance tech has sparked concern among privacy advocates and lawmakers