Privacy and Data Protection
Police use of AI engages UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. This section covers impact assessments, retention, lawful basis, ICO enforcement, and how the framework is being applied to new technologies.
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Flock Safety will require all of its customers to adopt an "Audit Assistance" feature to track abnormal uses. The company says it will also hold licence plate data for only seven…
A Berlin-based non-profit organisation has filed a criminal complaint in Germany seeking a ban on Meta's smart glasses. Campaign group HateAid claims selling the devices is a…
British Transport Police is expanding a trial of live facial recognition technology to the London Underground, beginning at Victoria station. The system scans faces in a camera's…
Flock AI surveillance cameras misread licence plates more than 70 per cent of the time, according to a new study. The errors lead to false police alerts involving innocent drivers.
Facewatch, a private facial recognition company, is pitching to install its technology in British pharmacies. Campaign group Big Brother Watch has written to the Health and Social…
Italy's Senate has cleared a police biometric surveillance decree concerning facial recognition and the EU AI Act. The decree permits the retention of facial data collected from…
The Town of Taos Council has voted to remove $54,000 from the local police budget, ending a contract for 18 AI surveillance cameras. Operated by technology firm Flock Safety, the…
Indian activists are legally challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over the deployment of artificial intelligence-powered surveillance during a student protest in…
Around 10,000 artificial intelligence (AI)-powered closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras have been installed across Kuala Lumpur to help law enforcement tackle crime and ensure…
Reno is expanding its use of Flock Safety licence plate readers, with critics warning of associated privacy risks. Meanwhile, nearby Sparks is switching away from Flock to Axon.
Delhi Police have deployed two surveillance vehicles, a Mobile Command and Control Vehicle and a camera van named Ikshana, outside Kerala House near the Jantar Mantar protest…
Live video feeds used by a police force can scan hundreds of faces every minute to instantly cross-reference their profiles. However, critics have raised concerns over the…
A police force in the Washington DC area has rolled out new policing tools that use artificial intelligence. Officers say the technology saves an incredible amount of time and is…
Thames Valley Police has postponed the initial deployment of its live facial recognition technology in Witney Market Square, Oxfordshire, due to resource pressures. The technology…
A recent Supreme Court ruling regarding digital privacy could assist local organisers challenging the police deployment of automatic licence plate readers and Flock surveillance…
Cheshire Constabulary will deploy Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology in Chester city centre on Saturday, July 11. The deployment aims to help officers identify wanted…
Sainsbury's is carrying out one of the largest expansions of facial recognition surveillance in the country, according to privacy group Big Brother Watch. The campaign group…
Florida is expanding its use of artificial intelligence to assist local police in tracking immigrants, with most of the state business going to San Francisco-based firm Peregrine…
Live facial recognition technology in London is expanding to static cameras, according to privacy campaigners. The group Big Brother Watch said the system has already scanned the…
Law enforcement agencies are increasingly using artificial intelligence to rapidly analyse large volumes of data collected from drones, cameras, licence plate readers, and other…
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) has urged New York City officials to reject the expansion of artificial intelligence-powered surveillance and policing in public…
Police in Vancouver are increasingly deploying automated drones that can launch themselves after an officer sends a signal. The police department says operators of the new devices…
John E. Ohler Jr., 41, of Worcester Township, has had 852 felony and misdemeanor charges sent to the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court following an investigation by Lower…
Live facial recognition technology was deployed at a protest setting for the first time on 16 May to police an anti-immigration demonstration in London. Privacy and civil…
A court has ruled that the Metropolitan Police's use of live facial recognition technology is lawful. Campaign group Big Brother Watch is supporting Shaun Thompson in appealing…
Following a contentious public hearing attended by more than 60 local residents, Milwaukee Police Department Chief Jeffrey Norman announced a ban on the force's use of facial…
OpenRightsGroup will host an online briefing on 19 February 2025 to discuss Labour's Data Use and Access Bill. The event takes place at 7pm on Zoom and will be streamed on…
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a two-day public workshop on 24–25 June 2024 to examine law enforcement's use of person-based and place-based…