UK turns to better CCTV, facial recognition use for national knife crime strategy
The UK government has presented a new national strategy to tackle knife crime, which includes upgrading CCTV coverage to minimize…
Surveillance
Surveillance is the monitoring of the behavior, activities, or other changing information, usually of people for the purpose of influencing, managing, directing, or protecting. It is sometimes done in a surreptitious manner and it most usually refers to observation of individuals or groups by government organizations. Find surveillance solutions here.
Smart City projects in 11 African countries reveal major digital authoritarianism risks
A report that compiles research findings on the implementation of AI-powered surveillance systems in 11 African countries has warned that…
NSW publishes code of practice for pubs, clubs using FRT to curb gambling
In New South Wales, the government is introducing a facial recognition code of practice to help businesses reduce harms related…
Tender: OLG issues RFI for facial recognition product monitoring self-exclusion
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on a self exclusion banned player…
FBI, DIA pressed on purchases of Americans’ phone location data
A long-running fight over the government’s purchase of Americans’ phone location data resurfaced Wednesday at the Senate Select Committee on…
Whatever happened to privacy?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner When you walk down a street, what level of privacy…
ICE surveillance app comes under scrutiny in Oregon court fight
A federal court case in Oregon has put a new light on how Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers used…
Leaked records and smart glasses expose DHS surveillance drift
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is no longer just testing surveillance technology at the edges. It has built a…
UK startup raises $15M to build Europe’s sovereign alternative to biometric surveillance
A British start-up has raised millions for its biometric-alternative surveillance technology. Augur, a resilience technology startup, has raised $15 million…
Bunnings introducing facial recognition to 42 New Zealand stores
Hardware and garden center chain Bunnings is introducing facial recognition technology (FRT) to its New Zealand stores to prevent serious…
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