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Cardiff Enhances Public Safety with Facial Recognition at Six Nations Championship

Cardiff police will deploy live facial recognition cameras during the Six Nations rugby championship starting February 22nd, 2023. The initiative includes five temporary cameras situated in “Zones of Safety,” aimed at deterring crime. The police assure that the technology has not led to wrongful arrests historically, and successful past implementations bolster this effort. In Cardiff,…

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Call for Regulation on UK Police Use of Experimental Biometrics

The UK police are exploring experimental biometric modalities like odor and gait recognition, as noted in the latest report by the Biometrics Commissioner. The report calls for regulatory frameworks to balance public safety with citizens’ privacy rights amid growing concerns over facial recognition surveillance. The recent annual report by the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s…

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