The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has completed its first-ever data protection audit of UK police forces deploying facial recognition technologies (FRT), noting it is “encouraged” by its ...

The Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial-recognition (LFR) technology is unlawful, according to UK equality watchdog, citing the need for deployments of the technology to be necessary, ...

Bengaluru: The school education department's push to use AI-powered facial recognition system (FRS) for student attendance has ignited a fierce debate — even before it's officially launched. Experts ...

A facial recognition system used by UK retailers to prevent crime has recorded its highest monthly total of suspect alerts ever, its operators have reported. The figures are a further stark warning ...

The facial recognition technology deployed at this year's Notting Hill Carnival has "significantly improved" from previous years and will be used without bias, the Metropolitan Police has said. Met ...

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has directed Education Department officials to make facial recognition mandatory for students and teachers in all educational institutions, schools, colleges, ...

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has instructed officials in the state education department to implement the mandated facial recognition system for students, teaching staff, and other ...

The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, the current headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is seen on July 8, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) ...

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Using facial recognition has cost a Welsh police force more than £3.5m and resulted in 93 arrests since its introduction, according to the latest available police data. Automatic facial recognition ...

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