UK Policing Minister Advocates for More Facial Recognition
The UK Policing Minister encourages law enforcement to double their use of facial recognition software to track down offenders, sparking concerns about civil liberties.
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Police guidance on facial recognition technology ‘a hammer blow to privacy’
The College of Policing published a guide for police officers to make sure use of live facial recognition technology is ‘legal and ethical’.
MEPs back EU-US Umbrella Agreement on data exchanges for law enforcement purposes
EU Parliament on December 1, 2016 voted to back the EU-US Umbrella Agreement on data protection in exchanges for law enforcement purposes.
Dutch police seize VPN provider’s servers without any explanation
Dutch police have seized two servers belonging to Switzerland-based VPN provider Perfect Privacy.
Stingray manuals detail how police can spy on phones
Manual of Harris Corp.’s surveillance device shows how police can spy on phones.