9+ hour, 33+ min ago  (356+ words) Innovatrics has introduced a new video analysis capability for its Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS). The Video Investigation feature aims to speed up criminal investigations that rely heavily on CCTV and other video sources. It is designed to process footage…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (892+ words) On Thursday, London Mayor Sadiq Khan shared that the OIFR system, powered by NEC Neoface software, will be piloted by 100 Metropolitan Police officers for six months. The mobile biometric matching technology will be used during police stops. One of the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (755+ words) The UK police have kicked off a six-month pilot using live facial recognition (LFR) surveillance to monitor train stations. The testing was initiated on Wednesday by the British Transport Police (BTP) at London Bridge railway station, with future plans to…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (254+ words) Bunnings won decisions on APP 3.3 and 3.4. The Tribunal ruled that the retailer was allowed to collect sensitive information without gathering consent, as required in APP 3.3, because subclause 3.4 provides an exception for "permitted general situations." "These are defined in section 16A of…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (337+ words) Northern Ireland may soon follow England and Wales in allowing police to use facial recognition to generate investigative leads based on biometric matches. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has established an internal Facial Recognition Governance Board to learn…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (227+ words) Live facial recognition (LFR) and other transformative technologies are at the heart of a new white paper on policing reform in the UK. In all, the proposed reforms are good news for the police and better news for the citizen....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (712+ words) The UK government is defending police use of facial recognition technology " both in court and on the public stage. On Tuesday, the High Court in London heard a case against the city's Metropolitan police's use of live facial recognition (LFR)…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (387+ words) The UK police is considering implementing more AI tools, including video search, AI assistants and predictive policing. "UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced a white paper on the expanded use of AI and technology by police, which is due…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (671+ words) The Home Office has pledged to fund 40 new LFR vans as part of a national program to expand facial recognition capabilities in town centres across England and Wales, according to a white paper published on Monday. The country also plans…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (488+ words) Automated security cameras and facial recognition are growing presences in UK shops as a theft prevention measure, with Tesco announcing a trial of New Zealand-based Auror's platform Tesco will use Auror's crime reporting platform across 40 stores to collect CCTV footage…...