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 […]

England’s Cheshire county is outfitting its law enforcement department with facial recognition technology. The Cheshire Constabulary will be using facial recognition to speed up its investigations, and to try to […]

The UK’s Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner has spoken out strongly against a new College of Policing guidance for the use of facial recognition. The Authorised Professional Practice document suggests […]

SITA is highlighting the efficacy of its SITA Airport Management system following a recent deployment at London Luton Airport (LLA) in England. Luton implemented SITA Airport Management a few short […]

Another financial institution has turned to Jumio for remote onboarding and identity verification. The company’s latest customer is the Nationwide Building Society, which is based in the United Kingdom. Thanks […]

Yoti is voicing its support for the UK’s Online Safety Bill, and for the Bill’s age verification provisions in particular. The first draft of the bill was published in May, […]

Pangiam is welcoming the return of one of its co-founders as the company’s AI-driven security business picks up steam. Dave Reissfelder helped to establish the company together with Patrick Flanagan […]

Fingerprint Cards (FPC) is arguing that biometric payment cards can help mitigate some of the anxieties that consumers feel when making contactless payments. The company specifically looked at the UK, […]

Germany-based identity verification specialist IDnow is celebrating continuing success in the United Kingdom market. In a newly issued statement, the company boasted that it “has grown eightfold year-over-year” in the […]

The North Ayrshire Council is already suspending a new face-based payments system in response to pressure from British authorities and privacy advocates. The system went live last week at nine […]