New Zealand’s Biometric Processing Privacy Code, which entered into force on 3 November 2025, places strict requirements on all organisations handling biometric data including law enforcement, prohibiting high-risk uses such as emotion prediction and mass biometric scraping. Organisations already using …
Police forces across Africa are expanding digital capabilities at an accelerating pace. Lagos State Police Command activated an advanced surveillance system in January 2026, and Ethiopia has piloted fully unmanned smart police stations where civilians file complaints via touchscreen.
Security researchers presenting at RSA Conference 2026 demonstrated working adversarial attack techniques against live facial recognition systems currently deployed in public surveillance environments. Both adversarial input manipulation and digital injection methods were shown capable of causing misidentification or bypassing biometric …
Norfolk Constabulary completed its first live facial recognition deployment in Norwich, scanning approximately 50,000 faces over two days and generating multiple positive watchlist matches. Merseyside Police reported its first arrests arising from LFR during a deployment in Birkenhead.
A major study by the Institute of Development Studies co-authored with the African Digital Rights Network finds that 11 African governments collectively spent at least $2.1 billion on Chinese-supplied AI-enabled surveillance systems including facial recognition and ANPR. Nigeria leads with …
Mexico City’s international airport (AICM) is replacing its existing CCTV infrastructure with an AI-based analytics platform capable of real-time event detection and automated alerts ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The system will store a minimum of 31 days …
Fargo police have conceded wrongful arrest of Angela Lipps based on an erroneous facial recognition match and will review their policy, but the case remains open without prejudice. The incident has triggered civil rights litigation preparation and prompted policy debate …
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office published findings from recent audits of Essex Police and Leicestershire Police on live and retrospective facial recognition use. The ICO identified areas for improvement in staff training, bias testing, and policy documentation, and confirmed West …
Fargo Police Chief Zibolski confirmed that a neighbouring agency — West Fargo Police — submitted surveillance images to its own commercial AI system without Fargo PD’s knowledge, producing a facial recognition match that was then used without additional verification. The …
An in-depth report from The Standard documents how San Francisco — the first US city to ban police facial recognition in 2019 — has become one of the most heavily surveilled cities in the United States. The SFPD now operates …
New Zealand’s Biometric Processing Privacy Code, which entered into force on 3 November 2025, places strict requirements on all organisations handling biometric data including law enforcement, prohibiting high-risk uses such as emotion prediction and mass biometric scraping. Organisations already using …
Police forces across Africa are expanding digital capabilities at an accelerating pace. Lagos State Police Command activated an advanced surveillance system in January 2026, and Ethiopia has piloted fully unmanned smart police stations where civilians file complaints via touchscreen. Nigeria …
Security researchers presenting at RSA Conference 2026 demonstrated working adversarial attack techniques against live facial recognition systems currently deployed in public surveillance environments. Both adversarial input manipulation and digital injection methods were shown capable of causing misidentification or bypassing biometric …
Norfolk Constabulary completed its first live facial recognition deployment in Norwich, scanning approximately 50,000 faces over two days and generating multiple positive watchlist matches. Merseyside Police reported its first arrests arising from LFR during a deployment in Birkenhead. Separately, the …
A major study by the Institute of Development Studies co-authored with the African Digital Rights Network finds that 11 African governments collectively spent at least $2.1 billion on Chinese-supplied AI-enabled surveillance systems including facial recognition and ANPR. Nigeria leads with …
Mexico City’s international airport (AICM) is replacing its existing CCTV infrastructure with an AI-based analytics platform capable of real-time event detection and automated alerts ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The system will store a minimum of 31 days …
Fargo police have conceded wrongful arrest of Angela Lipps based on an erroneous facial recognition match and will review their policy, but the case remains open without prejudice. The incident has triggered civil rights litigation preparation and prompted policy debate …
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office published findings from recent audits of Essex Police and Leicestershire Police on live and retrospective facial recognition use. The ICO identified areas for improvement in staff training, bias testing, and policy documentation, and confirmed West …
Fargo Police Chief Zibolski confirmed that a neighbouring agency — West Fargo Police — submitted surveillance images to its own commercial AI system without Fargo PD’s knowledge, producing a facial recognition match that was then used without additional verification. The …
An in-depth report from The Standard documents how San Francisco — the first US city to ban police facial recognition in 2019 — has become one of the most heavily surveilled cities in the United States. The SFPD now operates …