All news on the topic: Facial recognition

Shabana Mahmood has ordered police chiefs to make greater use of mask bans and surveillance technology as forces prepare to clamp down on anti-migration protests this weekend.

The GPT-6 Astra model was tested for its ability to create an autonomous human surveillance system using a regular, low-cost drone. In the tests, the model had to solve tasks of navigating an office, recognizing a specific person from a photograph, and subsequently tracking them.

Some face coverings are set to be banned in a major British city within a matter of days in what police have billed as a crime crackdown.

Live facial recognition technology has been rolled out by Dorset Police in Bournemouth for the first time.

Labour has been urged to strip benefits from parents whose children repeatedly terrorise communities with anti-social behaviour.

Sainsbury’s has suspended use of live facial recognition technology at one of its branches after a customer was wrongly identified as a shoplifter and asked to leave.

Nottinghamshire Police will use live facial recognition technology for the first time this summer as part of its crackdown on anti-social behaviour in the city centre, with officers saying it could help them identify known young troublemakers faster.

From Delhi to Jaipur, India is rolling out facial recognition technology to monitor millions of its citizens. Investigate Europe has found that behind much of the software is Spanish company Herta Security – but critics argue the government promise of public safety is not the main aim.

Hackers have published data stolen from Madison Square Garden online for anyone to download, including what they say is customers’ personal information.

The Metropolitan Police is investigating alleged hate crimes at both major protests in London as officers are still searching for seven suspects from the pro-Palestine Nakba Day rally.

The Metropolitan Police has warned that it is preparing for potential violence and hate speech crimes across two protests in London this Saturday.

As Europe attempts to regulate AI technologies domestically, systems developed on the continent are being implemented abroad.

As air strikes on Iran continue, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have urged Iranians to rise up against the country’s authoritarian leadership, which has been weakened but remains in power.

The UK plans to expand facial recognition to catch suspects more quickly, reduce crime rates, and enhance neighborhood patrols by 2029.

Permanent facial recognition cameras are coming to London, despite campaigners warning the move is the first step towards ‘a dystopian nightmare’.

Human rights campaigners have criticised plans to use facial recognition technology for the King's Coronation, claiming it comes as part of a "huge crackdown" on the right to protest