Tag: privacy concerns

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16 Mar 2020

Equality watchdog calls on police to stop using facial recognition

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.

24 Jan 2020

ICO responds to MET Police announcement on the use of Facial Recognition

by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
Industry News

ICO statement in response to an announcement made by the Metropolitan Police Service on the use of live facial recognition Read via ICO.

24 Jan 2020

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Met begins operational use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology.

by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
Advent IM News

Police are to begin using facial recognition technology, despite privacy concerns. The Metropolitan Police Service has announced today, Friday, 24 January, that it will begin the operational use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology. Read more via The Met Police.

20 Jan 2020

London Councils Lose Nearly 1300 Devices Over Three Years

by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
Industry News

The number of London councils reporting lost or stolen mobile computing devices has more than doubled over the past three financial years, according to new Freedom of Information (FOI) data. Read via InfoSecurityMag.

09 Jan 2020

Police to Implement Facial Recognition at Cardiff-Swansea Football Match

by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
Advent IM News

South Wales Police has announced that it will be deploying facial recognition technology at the upcoming Premier League football match between Cardiff City FC and Swansea City FC at Cardiff City Stadium this Sunday, 12 January. Read via InfoSecurityMag.