Scotland Yard makes first arrest using live facial recognition technology
A woman arrested in Westminster, London yesterday has become the first to be apprehended by Metropolitan Police using its facial […]
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London Police Just Turned On Facial Recognition In One Of The World’s Busiest Shopping Districts
Just across from the Microsoft store on London’s Regent Street, and just outside the entrance to the Oxford Circus tube […]
Google users in UK to lose EU data protection
Google is planning to move its British users’ accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them […]
On data protection, the UK says it will go it alone. It probably won’t.
The Prime Minister listed data protection as an area that the UK could legislate on following Brexit – but diverging […]
Met removes hundreds from gangs matrix after breaking data laws
Hundreds of young people have been removed from a controversial police list of alleged gang members after claims that it […]
ICO issues maximum pre-GDPR fine on major UK retailer
Last month the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK data protection regulator, imposed a monetary penalty notice of £500,000 on […]
GDPR compliance is the key to a smooth transition through Brexit
Brexit’s effect on data laws demands that data management remains a top business priority for UK organisations. During the 11 […]
London Police Will Deploy Live Facial Recognition Cameras
London’s Metropolitan Police announced Friday they would begin rolling out new facial recognition cameras, despite controversy. The Metropolitan Police, the […]
London police to deploy live facial recognition cameras
The Metropolitan police has announced that it will begin the operational use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology. The cameras […]
The Future of UK Data Protection
As with anything Brexit-related, the UK government is facing a dilemma in relation to data protection law. Shall we follow […]
€114 Million in Fines Imposed by EU Authorities Under GDPR
New findings from DLA Piper show that 160,000 data breach notifications reported across 28 European Union Member States and data […]
‘Prepare for ICO to utilise its wider powers’: UK regulator issues warning to adtech
The UK’s data regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has issued a warning to any adtech companies which have failed […]