UK police use of facial recognition tests public’s tolerance
5 years, 2 months ago

UK police use of facial recognition tests public’s tolerance

Associated Press  

LONDON — When British police used facial recognition cameras to monitor crowds arriving for a soccer match in Wales, some fans protested by covering their faces. The North Wales police commissioner, Arfon Jones, said using facial recognition to take pictures of soccer fans was a “fishing expedition.” He also raised concerns about false positives. “There has not been one single wrongful arrest as a result of the use of facial recognition by South Wales Police,” Michael said. The developer of London’s King’s Cross estate said last year it had deployed two facial recognition cameras from May 2016 to March 2018 to prevent and detect crime in the neighborhood, sparking a backlash because the system was used without the public’s knowledge or consent.

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South Wales Police to use live facial recognition cameras across Cardiff during Six Nations - but critics warn it will turn the city into an 'Orwellian zone of biometric surveillance'
1 month, 1 week ago

South Wales Police to use live facial recognition cameras across Cardiff during Six Nations - but critics warn it will turn the city into an 'Orwellian zone of biometric surveillance'

Daily Mail  

South Wales Police have revealed plans to deploy live facial recognition cameras in Cardiff during this year's Six Nations rugby internationals. The cameras will be placed at 'key points' across the city centre, and will alert officers to anyone who is on a predetermined watchlist As the name suggests, live facial recognition, allows the police to recognise wanted individuals among …

The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests

Wired  

“There are lots of different tools that are available to law enforcement. Indeed, the legal landscape surrounding how law enforcement can use surveillance technologies has been hazy, explained Beth Haroules, a staff attorney for the New York branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, largely because the law hasn’t kept up with the pace with technological development. Tushar Jois, a …

The shocking rise of shoplifting: Map reveals retail theft hotspots across Britain after 365,000 cases in the past year - so is YOUR area on the list?
1 year, 5 months ago

The shocking rise of shoplifting: Map reveals retail theft hotspots across Britain after 365,000 cases in the past year - so is YOUR area on the list?

Daily Mail  

Shoplifting has surged by 25 per cent – in the latest shocking sign of lawlessness in 'Wild West Britain'. Overall, police recorded crime in England and Wales was 4% higher than the previous year with 6.7million crimes recorded compared with 6.5million in the year ending June 2022, according to the Office of National Statistics. Knife possession offences were also up …

‘Game-changing’ facial recognition technology catches prolific shoplifters
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Game-changing’ facial recognition technology catches prolific shoplifters

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Britain’s biggest police force is using “game-changing” facial recognition technology to catch prolific …

MPs join campaign group’s call for facial recognition ban
1 year, 5 months ago

MPs join campaign group’s call for facial recognition ban

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy …

Government looking to expand use of facial recognition technology
1 year, 6 months ago

Government looking to expand use of facial recognition technology

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Silkie Carlo, director of privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch, said: “It’s disturbing and deeply …

Police to use controversial facial recognition software at Beyonce’s first UK concert
1 year, 10 months ago

Police to use controversial facial recognition software at Beyonce’s first UK concert

The Independent  

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UK police forces could roll out facial recognition cameras using AI
1 year, 10 months ago

UK police forces could roll out facial recognition cameras using AI

Daily Mail  

Police forces across the country could soon be rolling out facial recognition cameras despite fears it could lead to widespread surveillance. The King’s coronation earlier this month saw the largest deployment of AI policing technology in ‘world history’, Professor Fraser Sampson said Official figures have revealed an estimated 68,000 royal fan’s faces were scanned across the day - but only …

Here Are the Stadiums That Are Keeping Track of Your Face
2 years ago

Here Are the Stadiums That Are Keeping Track of Your Face

Slate  

“Your face is your ticket,” goes the motto of A.I. ● BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, which began using facial recognition technology for entry into training facilities but wants to “move everything to face.” ● The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, which used facial recognition on 30,000 attendees without their knowledge in 2020. Christian Lau, chief technology officer of the …

Soccer Fans, You’re Being Watched
2 years, 4 months ago

Soccer Fans, You’re Being Watched

Wired  

This fall, more than 15,000 cameras will monitor soccer fans across eight stadiums and on the streets of Doha during the 2022 World Cup, an event expected to attract more than 1 million football fans from around the globe. “A new standard, a new trend in venue operations, this is our contribution from Qatar to the world of sport.” Qatar’s …

Privacy group complains of ‘unlawful’ facial recognition at convenience stores
2 years, 8 months ago

Privacy group complains of ‘unlawful’ facial recognition at convenience stores

The Independent  

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Editorial: Police body cams shouldn’t be surveillance tools
2 years, 9 months ago

Editorial: Police body cams shouldn’t be surveillance tools

LA Times  

Police body cameras and facial recognition technology serve two completely different purposes and shouldn’t be combined. Body cams record officer interactions with the public and make police less likely to fib about what they did or why, because they know there will be a reviewable recording. It infringes on privacy — with little benefit to public safety, because facial recognition …

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

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

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Campaigners branded guidance being sent to forces about how to use live facial recognition …

Facial recognition cameras installed in UK school canteens
3 years, 5 months ago

Facial recognition cameras installed in UK school canteens

The Independent  

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As UK cracks down on protests, surveillance tech market grows
3 years, 5 months ago

As UK cracks down on protests, surveillance tech market grows

Al Jazeera  

From mobile phone trackers to facial recognition software, a range of spying tools were on sale at a recent London exhibition. London, United Kingdom – “First we pick up that there’s a planned protest,” said Barry Millet, an information security manager at Mitie, as he pointed at a computer screen streaming a small protest. “One hour of CCTV video from …

The ugly face of a crime-fighting move
3 years, 7 months ago

The ugly face of a crime-fighting move

The Hindu  

In the monsoon session of Parliament, no meaningful debate could take place due to the controversy over Pegasus, the spyware. The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States uses facial recognition technology for potential investigative leads; police forces in England use facial recognition to tackle serious violence. Impact on rights From a technical angle, facial recognition technology can be …

States push back against use of facial recognition by police
3 years, 10 months ago

States push back against use of facial recognition by police

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. have used facial recognition technology to solve homicides and bust human traffickers, but concern about its accuracy and the growing pervasiveness of video surveillance is leading some state lawmakers to hit the pause button. “It’s one of those rare issues that’s seen bipartisan support, in that nobody wants to be tracked …

Couple Challenge: Privacy Ending Trap for Facial Surveillance or Random Social Trend?
4 years, 6 months ago

Couple Challenge: Privacy Ending Trap for Facial Surveillance or Random Social Trend?

News 18  

Couple challenge is seemingly innocent on the face of it – an affectionate hashtag trend where you post a photograph of yourself with your romantic partner, as a token of your appreciation for the other person. While privacy advocates have long been alarmed by this, for many mainstream users, this is exactly why they would post a photograph with their …

Face recognition violates human rights, says U.K. court
4 years, 7 months ago

Face recognition violates human rights, says U.K. court

The Hindu  

The use of facial recognition technology by British police has violated human rights and data protection laws, a court said Tuesday, in a decision praised as a victory against invasive practices by the authorities. In a case trumpeted as the first of its kind, Britain’s Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday in the case of civil rights campaigner Ed Bridges, who …

Defending Black Lives Means Banning Facial Recognition
4 years, 8 months ago

Defending Black Lives Means Banning Facial Recognition

Wired  

Uprisings for racial justice are sweeping the country. Despite this, the Detroit Police Department’s “Real Time Crime Center” has been using facial recognition since 2017. When combined with Project Green Light, a program in which the city partners with private businesses to install CCTV cameras and give police 24/7 access to footage, facial recognition enables a dystopian surveillance state. A …

Can a Police Drone Recognize Your Face?
55 years, 2 months ago

Can a Police Drone Recognize Your Face?

Slate  

Since the death of George Floyd on May 25, Americans have taken to the streets to peacefully protest in unprecedented numbers, calling for an end to our national culture of racism and police brutality. On May 29, U.S. Customs and Border Protection even flew a large military Predator drone 20,000 feet over protests in Minneapolis, allegedly at the request of …

Detroit police challenged over face recognition flaws, bias
4 years, 9 months ago

Detroit police challenged over face recognition flaws, bias

Associated Press  

A Black man who was wrongfully arrested when facial recognition technology mistakenly identified him as a suspected shoplifter wants Detroit police to apologize — and to end their use of the controversial technology. The ACLU complaint said Detroit police “unthinkingly relied on flawed and racist facial recognition technology without taking reasonable measures to verify the information being provided.” It called …

A Flawed Facial-Recognition System Sent This Man to Jail
55 years, 2 months ago

A Flawed Facial-Recognition System Sent This Man to Jail

Wired  

In January, Detroit police arrested and charged 42-year-old Robert Williams with stealing $4,000 in watches from a retail store 15 months earlier. Taken away in handcuffs in front of his two children, Williams was sent to an interrogation room where police presented him with their evidence: Facial-recognition software matched his driver’s license photo with surveillance footage from the night of …

Facial surveillance is slowly being trialled around the country
4 years, 9 months ago

Facial surveillance is slowly being trialled around the country

ABC  

When Lauren Dry heard last year that facial recognition cameras were being trialled in the suburb of East Perth, she thought it was a joke. Key points: Facial recognition technology is slowly being trialled around the country A privacy expert says there are serious questions about the efficacy of facial recognition software One resident says councils and government are walking …

London Cops Will Use Facial Recognition to Hunt Suspects
5 years, 2 months ago

London Cops Will Use Facial Recognition to Hunt Suspects

Wired  

There will soon be a new bobby on the beat in London: artificial intelligence. London’s Metropolitan Police said Friday that it will deploy facial recognition technology to find wanted criminals and missing persons. Seeing a major police force in a Western democracy embrace facial recognition may only embolden more repressive regimes elsewhere in the world, says Silkie Carlo, director of …

Privacy fears as London police to begin using facial recognition technology
5 years, 2 months ago

Privacy fears as London police to begin using facial recognition technology

ABC  

London police say they will start using live facial recognition cameras in operational deployments, in a major advance for the controversial technology. Key points: London already has one of the highest concentrations of CCTV cameras in the world Rights groups say the technology threatens basic civil liberties Police have previously trialled facial recognition in the British capital The Metropolitan Police …

Facial recognition to be rolled out across London by police, despite privacy concerns
5 years, 2 months ago

Facial recognition to be rolled out across London by police, despite privacy concerns

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Eight trials carried out by the Metropolitan Police between …

London will use live facial recognition cameras to police the city
5 years, 2 months ago

London will use live facial recognition cameras to police the city

CNN  

London CNN Business — London’s Metropolitan Police has announced controversial plans to use live facial recognition technology to improve officers’ ability to identify suspects and police the British capital. The decision follows an October investigation into live facial recognition technology by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office, which raised serious concerns over privacy and accuracy. In the United States, some California …

London council used facial recognition technology on streets without consulting residents
5 years, 5 months ago

London council used facial recognition technology on streets without consulting residents

The Telegraph  

A London council has used facial recognition technology on its streets without consulting local residents, The Telegraph can reveal. Waltham Forest Council has admitted it carried out a three day pilot earlier this year to test facial recognition technology using four cameras in public spaces including a train station and the main shopping street in the London borough. A council …

New surveillance tech means you'll never be anonymous again
5 years, 6 months ago

New surveillance tech means you'll never be anonymous again

Wired  

WIRED The fight over the future of facial recognition is heating up. A coalition of 30 civil society organisations, representing over 15 million members combined, is calling for a federal ban on the use of facial recognition by US law enforcement. If strict regulation is brought in to govern the use of facial recognition, it is possible we may simply …

World’s first facial recognition court case warns police over privacy violations
5 years, 6 months ago

World’s first facial recognition court case warns police over privacy violations

The Independent  

“The algorithms of the law must keep pace with new and emerging technologies.” That was the call issued by two High Court judges who presided over the world’s first legal challenge against facial recognition technology. Nobody complained as to their treatment.” The Divisional Court judgment said South Wales Police deployed the technology “in an open and transparent way, with significant …

Police used facial recognition technology lawfully, High Court rules in landmark challenge
5 years, 6 months ago

Police used facial recognition technology lawfully, High Court rules in landmark challenge

The Independent  

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Activist loses UK court case on police facial recognition
5 years, 6 months ago

Activist loses UK court case on police facial recognition

Associated Press  

LONDON — A British court ruled Wednesday that a police force’s use of automated facial recognition technology is lawful, dealing a blow to an activist concerned about its implications for privacy. Existing laws adequately cover the South Wales police force’s deployment of the technology in a trial, two judges said, in what’s believed to be the world’s first legal case …

Facial recognition becoming ‘epidemic’ in British public spaces
5 years, 7 months ago

Facial recognition becoming ‘epidemic’ in British public spaces

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facial recognition technology is becoming an “epidemic” across shopping centres, …

London King’s Cross estate admits using facial recognition technology
5 years, 7 months ago

London King’s Cross estate admits using facial recognition technology

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facial recognition technology is reportedly in use at London’s King’s …

Facial recognition is an invasive and inefficient tool
5 years, 8 months ago

Facial recognition is an invasive and inefficient tool

The Hindu  

The Automated Facial Recognition System recently proposed by the Ministry of Home Affairs is geared towards modernising the police force, identifying criminals, and enhancing information sharing between police units across the country. However, a closer look at facial recognition systems and India’s legal framework reveals that a system like the AFRS will not only create a biometric map of our …

Police urged to axe facial recognition after research finds four of five ‘suspects’ are innocent
5 years, 8 months ago

Police urged to axe facial recognition after research finds four of five ‘suspects’ are innocent

The Independent  

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Surveillance in the UK rose significantly under Theresa May's premiership
5 years, 9 months ago

Surveillance in the UK rose significantly under Theresa May's premiership

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The majority of the legislation that …

Police facial recognition cameras pose 'one of the greatest threats to freedom' and must be BANNED
5 years, 9 months ago

Police facial recognition cameras pose 'one of the greatest threats to freedom' and must be BANNED

Daily Mail  

Police facial recognition cameras should be banned because they pose 'one of the greatest threats to freedom', a human rights group has claimed. Police facial recognition cameras should be banned as they pose 'one of the greatest threats to freedom', a human rights group has claimed 'I don't think these cameras should ever be used,' Spurrier told The Guardian. A …

Facial recognition quietly switched on at Queensland stadiums, sparking privacy concerns
5 years, 9 months ago

Facial recognition quietly switched on at Queensland stadiums, sparking privacy concerns

ABC  

Stadiums Queensland has admitted to trialling facial recognition software on sports fans and concertgoers, prompting questions by the state's Privacy Commissioner about its quiet implementation. Key points: Stadium Queensland venue signage mentions CCTV but nothing about facial recognition technology Queensland's Privacy Commissioner says the public deserves to know and SQ should conduct a privacy impact assessment SQ has confirmed a …

Facial recognition wrongly identifies public as potential criminals 96% of time, figures reveal
5 years, 10 months ago

Facial recognition wrongly identifies public as potential criminals 96% of time, figures reveal

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scotland Yard called the trials “overt” but The Independent found shoppers unaware facial recognition …

Before facial recognition tech can be used, it needs to be limited
6 years, 1 month ago

Before facial recognition tech can be used, it needs to be limited

The Independent  

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Police stop people for covering their faces from facial recognition camera then fine man £90 after he protested
6 years, 1 month ago

Police stop people for covering their faces from facial recognition camera then fine man £90 after he protested

The Independent  

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UK’s largest police force spends over £200,000 on facial recognition trials that resulted in no arrests
6 years, 2 months ago

UK’s largest police force spends over £200,000 on facial recognition trials that resulted in no arrests

The Independent  

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Facial recognition cameras scanning unwitting tourists and Christmas shoppers in London's West End
6 years, 3 months ago

Facial recognition cameras scanning unwitting tourists and Christmas shoppers in London's West End

The Independent  

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Facial recognition may be in its infancy but soon enough it will raise difficult questions for us all
6 years, 3 months ago

Facial recognition may be in its infancy but soon enough it will raise difficult questions for us all

The Independent  

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Police accused of deploying facial recognition 'by stealth' in London
6 years, 8 months ago

Police accused of deploying facial recognition 'by stealth' in London

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “A lot of the goals of the day seemed …

Facial recognition technology hit by legal challenge on eve of new London trial
6 years, 8 months ago

Facial recognition technology hit by legal challenge on eve of new London trial

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They are seeking permission for a judicial review of Scotland Yard’s use of automatic …

As use of facial recognition by law enforcement grows, so do privacy fears
6 years, 8 months ago

As use of facial recognition by law enforcement grows, so do privacy fears

Firstpost  

Facial recognition is playing a bigger role in law enforcement and border security around the world. A growing fear for civil liberties activists is that law enforcement will deploy facial recognition in “real time” through drones, body cameras and dash cams. Clare Garvie, lead author of the 2016 Georgetown study, said that in the past two years, “facial recognition has …

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