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Police guidance on facial recognition technology ‘a hammer blow to privacy’

Innocent people like victims and potential witnesses could be placed on police watchlists under guidance on the use of facial recognition systems, civil liberties groups have warned. Campaigners branded guidance being sent to forces about how to use ...

22 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Uber Eats driver wins payout over discriminatory facial recognition checks

An Uber Eats driver has received a payout to end a legal claim following allegations that the platform’s AI-powered facial recognition checks required to work for the delivery firm were racially discriminatory. In 2021, Pa Edrissa Manjang was told ...

26 Mar 2024 at 20:18

Home Office has ‘questions to answer’ over facial recognition stance

The Home Office has urgent questions to answer, campaigners have said, following reports that officials agreed to write to the independent privacy watchdog about the potential benefits of facial recognition technology in tackling crime in shops ...

29 Jul 2023 at 18:37

‘Game-changing’ facial recognition technology catches prolific shoplifters

Britain’s biggest police force is using “game-changing” facial recognition technology to catch prolific shoplifters. The Metropolitan Police asked 12 retailers to provide images of 30 of the worst offenders who steal from their shops in a ...

19 Oct 2023 at 10:32

Facial recognition firm Clearview AI overturns UK data privacy fine

Facial recognition firm Clearview AI has won its appeal to overturn a fine from the UK’s data protection watchdog over the use of its facial images database. The firm has collected billions of images of people’s faces and data from ...

18 Oct 2023 at 16:45

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 ...

14 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Policing minister urges forces to double use of facial recognition software

Police are being encouraged to double their use of retrospective facial recognition software to track down offenders over the next six months. Policing minister Chris Philp has written to force chiefs suggesting the target of ...

29 Oct 2023 at 00:01

City

John Lewis boss says shoplifting has become an ‘epidemic’

Shoplifting has become an “epidemic”, with incidents not always investigated by police, the boss of John Lewis has said. Dame Sharon White, chairwoman of the John Lewis Partnership, which also owns Waitrose, said shop ...

12 Sept 2023 at 13:26

City

Serco Leisure ordered to stop using facial recognition tech on workers

The UK privacy and data protection watchdog has ordered Serco Leisure to stop using facial recognition technology to monitor the attendance of leisure centre employees. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ...

23 Feb 2024 at 11:41

Police widening use of live facial scanning with no clear legal grounds – peers

Police use of live facial recognition surveillance is being expanded without clear legal grounds, peers have warned. The Lords’ Justice and Home Affairs Committee has called into question the lawfulness of the ...

27 Jan 2024 at 00:01

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, ...

05 Apr 2023 at 15:20

Critics hit out at police plan to use facial recognition on coronation crowds

Human rights campaigners have heavily criticised potential police use of facial recognition on crowds attending the coronation. The Metropolitan Police is considering using the technology over the weekend, ...

03 May 2023 at 17:41

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