Tag: privacy concerns
News and information from the Advent IM team.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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