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Police hail improved accuracy of facial recognition tech as campaigners urge ban

Police use of facial recognition technology is a form of mass surveillance that “turns us into walking ID cards” and should be banned, campaigners have said. The Metropolitan Police, Britain’s largest force, welcomed a research report published on ...

05 Apr 2023 at 15:20

Ireland

Minister urged to address facial recognition technology concerns

A parliamentary committee has urged the Justice Minister to address concerns about the accuracy and bias in the use of facial recognition technology by gardai. Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) has been cited as a way of speeding up Garda ...

28 Feb 2024 at 20:43

Ireland

Government to publish draft law on facial recognition technology

The Government has agreed to publish its draft law on facial recognition technology (FRT), which will be used for offences including violent disorder which was added in the wake of the Dublin riots. The Minister for Justice has said the ...

14 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Ireland

Data watchdog examines Ryanair’s verification process for certain customers

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has opened an inquiry into Ryanair’s processing of personal data as part of the verification procedure for customers who book flights on third party websites or online travel agents. The DPC said it ...

04 Oct 2024 at 16:03

Data watchdog reprimands school over facial recognition for canteen payments

A school has been reprimanded by the data protection regulator after using facial recognition technology (FRT) to take cashless canteen payments from pupils. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said Chelmer Valley High School, ...

23 Jul 2024 at 16:11

Notting Hill face-recognition technology will be used without bias – Met boss

Metropolitan Police boss Sir Mark Rowley has said live facial recognition (LFR) technology will be used without bias amid concerns about it being deployed at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival. In a letter to the commissioner, 11 ...

19 Aug 2025 at 18:05

Live facial recognition to be widened in neighbourhood policing drive

Live facial recognition will be expanded across the country as part of a Government overhaul of neighbourhood policing. The technology will be deployed to catch “high-harm” offenders, with new rules drawn up to support its use ...

13 Aug 2025 at 00:01

New facial recognition vans rolled out for use by seven more police forces

A new fleet of facial recognition vans are to be rolled out by seven police forces across the UK in an expanded pilot programme. The Metropolitan Police, South Wales Police and Essex Police have been using the facial ...

13 Nov 2025 at 12:36

Sainsbury’s to start using facial recognition technology in shops

Sainsbury’s has said it plans to introduce facial recognition across its UK shops as it launches the controversial technology in its first stores. The UK’s second largest supermarket chain has informed staff in two ...

02 Sept 2025 at 11:27

Facial recognition to be expanded as views sought to shape new laws

Ministers are seeking to ramp up police use of facial recognition to fight crime and are asking people how it should be used to form new laws. A 10-week consultation is being launched that will ask for views on ...

04 Dec 2025 at 07:14

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