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DASA seeks solutions that can help increase the use and effectiveness of facial recognition technologies within UK policing and security
Published in January 2021 by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), this guidance promotes ethical and legal use of Automated Facial Recognition (AFR).
Despicable people who create sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ will face prosecution under a new law announced by the government today (16 April 2024).
The CDEI has published a Snapshot briefing paper looking at the uses and potential implications of facial recognition technology’s deployment in the UK.
The policing minister writes to police chiefs to set out the importance of harnessing innovative technologies to support police in preventing and solving crimes.
A Market Exploration to find technological solutions for increasing the effective and ethical use of Facial Recognition within policing and other security agencies.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) people travelling abroad.
Policing minister challenges police to double retrospective facial recognition searches to track down known offenders by May 2024.
Case study from Advai.
FCDO travel advice for the Dominican Republic. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
A facial recognition service provider used Credo AI’s platform to provide transparency on fairness and performance evaluations of its identity verification service to its customers.
Interim report of the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group Facial Recognition Working Group, February 2019.
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