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Valuable tool or cause for alarm? Facial ID quietly becoming part of police’s arsenal

Critics envision a dystopian future of live facial recognition cameras in England and Wales, but advocates point to the outcomes

The Guardian - UK

Home Office orders Apple to let it access users’ encrypted files – report

The Washington Post said the Home Office issued an order to the tech giant under the Investigatory Powers Act.

Evening Standard

“Big Brother in your pocket:” Privacy advocates slam UK ID digital wallet proposal

The GOV.UK Wallet app will allow citizens to carry government-issued IDs on their phones. Yet, experts warn of privacy and security risks.

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Police unlawfully storing images of innocent people for facial recognition

Privacy fears raised as report warns photographs of arrested people who are then released are being retained

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s live facial recognition plan would usher in national ID, campaigners say

PM accused of ignoring civil rights and aping autocracies as he proposes new powers after far-right unrest

The Guardian - UK

DWP algorithm wrongly flags 200,000 people for possible fraud and error

Exclusive: Two-thirds of housing benefit claims marked as high risk in last three years were legitimate, figures show

The Guardian - UK

AI cameras used to detect train passengers’ emotions without them knowing

The images were sent for analysis by Amazon Rekognition software

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UK Woman Mistaken As Shoplifter By Facewatch, Now She's Banned From All Stores With Facial Recognition Tech

Facial recognition tech booms despite accuracy concerns. Police arrests surge while airports and restaurants trial facial payments and passport-free travel.

International Business Times UK

Scrap plans to scan accounts of benefit claimants or risk new scandal, MPs told

Campaigners say ‘fully automated’ approach risks repeat of Post Office Horizon scandal

The Guardian - UK

Facial recognition cameras in supermarkets ‘targeted at poor areas’ in England

Southern Co-op chain more likely to install tech ‘in deprived districts’, says privacy rights group

The Guardian - UK

Ex-commissioner for facial recognition tech joins Facewatch firm he approved

Critics say Fraser Samson hiring is ‘outrageous conflict of interest’ as monitoring technology is rolled out in UK high streets

The Guardian - UK

Police urged to double use of facial recognition software

Policing minister Chris Philp suggests target of more than 200,000 searches over next six months in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Major UK retailers urged to quit ‘authoritarian’ police facial recognition strategy

Human rights campaigners say the Pegasus initiative wrongly criminalises people of colour, women and LGBTQ+ people

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Facial recognition vans: the case for and against

A minister and technology advocate go head-to-head over facial recognition technology

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The Guardian - UK

MPs and peers call for ‘immediate stop’ to live facial recognition surveillance

UK police forces and private firms urged to drop technology due to impact on human rights

The Independent UK

MPs join campaign group’s call for facial recognition ban

Statement calling for ‘immediate stop’ to surveillance backed by politicians from both houses.

The Guardian - UK

UK warned over lack of transparency on use of AI to vet welfare claims

Exclusive: Information commissioner tells government it risks contempt of court over response to freedom of information requests

The Independent UK

Home Office ‘agreed to lobby for facial recognition use to cut shop crime’

Serious privacy concerns raised about the technology which has been deployed by some shops to help prevent theft

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The Independent UK

Home Office has ‘questions to answer’ over facial recognition stance

Officials reportedly agreed to write to the independent privacy watchdog about the potential benefits of facial recognition technology in shops.

The Guardian - UK

Home Office secretly backs facial recognition technology to curb shoplifting

Covert government strategy to install electronic surveillance in shops raises issues around bias and data, and contrasts sharply with the EU ban to keep AI out of public spaces

TechRadar

AI-powered facial recognition is coming soon to a store near you

Concerns have been voiced by a civilian advocacy group as UK retailers embrace the use of AI survelliance.

The Guardian - UK

Caroline Lucas flagged by disinformation unit over Covid criticism

Exclusive: Green MP calls for inquiry after being named by government units after she criticised ministers

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners urge London food banks to end use of face scans

Exclusive: Charity that runs five distribution hubs has been told it is wrong to ‘trade sensitive biometric data for food’

The New Daily

Coronation critics take aim at security bill

Saturday's coronation involves one of the most important and complex security operations in UK history, Britain's security minister says.

The Guardian - UK

Live facial recognition labelled ‘Orwellian’ as Met police push ahead with use

Human rights groups say cameras are form of mass surveillance, as report finds ‘substantial improvement’ in accuracy

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