Scotland is trying to regulate the police use of biometric technologies, including facial recognition. Brian Plastow, the country’s biometrics commissioner, has sent a final draft to the justice committee for […]

Thales has announced a study being conducted in partnership with National Health Service Scotland (NHS) to develop a new system that is capable of detecting individuals with a high fever […]

The Scottish Parliament has announced that it is officially accepting applications for the country’s first ever Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, a role whose creation was unanimously approved earlier this year by […]

“Legislators haven’t yet drawn up the standards to be upheld by the new Biometrics Commissioner, but it’s clear that the official will be primarily concerned with the collection and handling […]

Following unanimous support by Ministers of Scottish Parliament after a debate last Thursday, Humza Yousef, Scotland’s Justice Secretary, said that a biometrics commissioner would instil confidence in the general public […]

Government authorities in Scotland have launched a public consultation on how police should handle biometric data, reports The Scotsman. It’s the product of an Independent Advisory Group on biometrics established […]

NextGate has won a contract with NHS National Services Scotland to upgrade the national healthcare service’s patient identity management system. The company will upgrade NHS Scotland’s Community Health Index to […]

Google is trying to better understand Scottish speech. The company recently posted a request for Scots to record a series of phrases that it will use to improve its speech […]

The Scottish Government says it will not finance a facial recognition system for soccer stadiums. It’s a blow to plans first announced last month, when the Scottish Professional Football League […]

Facial recognition technology may be introduced to Scottish soccer stadiums as a means of addressing soccer club fans’ unruly conduct. The idea came up during a meeting of the Scottish […]