• by Ellie Hurst
• Industry News

Information commissioner says victims and witnesses could be put off reporting crimes and calls for new code. Read story by Owen Bowcott in The Guardian.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Equalities and Human Rights Commission says use of automatic facial recognition and predictive algorithms by police is discriminatory, stifles freedom of expression and lacks a proper legislative framework Read via ComputerWeekly. 

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Members of the Scottish Parliament have said police use of live facial recognition technology is “not fit for purpose” Read via Computer Weekly.com

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM Blog

One of the deliverables of the local authority strand of the National Surveillance Camera Strategy is the development of a framework service level agreement (SLA). It’s designed to be used to help police forces and local authorities set up their own SLAs. The police are a key partner in this and I’m working closely with Assistant Chief […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM News

UK police officers and staff reported on average four lost or stolen devices every day over the most recent financial year, according to newly released data. Read via InfoSecurity Magazine. 

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Police forces around the UK have arrested nine people as part of an international operation targeting users of a remote access trojan. Read More via Computer Weekly.

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

Part one of a series of podcasts on policing challenges, innovations and responses to cybercrime, with the help of the Cyber Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) for West Midlands Police. Part one features Patrick McBrearty from this unit in conversation with Mike Gillespie about his role and his experience, as well as an explanation of […]