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Seven members have been reappointed for a second term to the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group.
The third annual report from the Biometrics and Forensic Ethics Group.
Ethical issues arising from public-private collaboration in the use of live facial recognition technology
Commissioning letter to the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group from its policy sponsor Alex Macdonald, setting out work priorities for the period 2020 to 2021.
A report from the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group on the feasibility of using genetic genealogy resources for the identification of suspects in criminal cases in the UK.
This annual report summarises the work of the BFEG from April 2018 to March 2019.
The Biometrics and Forensic Ethics group (BFEG) is investigating the ethical issues in the use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology in collaboration between police forces and private entities.
This accessibility statement applies to documents published by the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group.
The first annual report from the Biometrics and Forensic Ethics Group.
Mark Watson-Gandy named as new chair of the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group.
Four additional experts take up positions on the ethics group.
Commissioning letter to the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group from its policy sponsor Alex Macdonald, setting out work priorities for the period 2019 to 2020.
The independent Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group has published an interim report into facial recognition and identified ethical principles to consider.
Interim report of the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group Facial Recognition Working Group, February 2019.
The remit of the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group has been expanded to provide independent review of the use of large data sets by the department.
Response to the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group commissioning letter. The commission sets out the government’s work priorities for the period 2018 to 2019.
Sets out how our obligations relating to the management of personal data will be addressed by the civil servants that support the BFEG in the Home Office Science Secretariat (HOSS).
Commissioning letter to the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group from its policy sponsor Alex Macdonald, setting out work priorities for the period 2018 to 2019.
Seven experts take up positions on the ethics group.
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