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The Commissioner discusses the new era for live facial recognition after the Coronation

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Amid all the traditional pomp and ceremony for which we are known around the world the recent coronation of King Charles III provided a glimpse into the future of policing, not just in this country, but globally. While an estimated global …

The Biometrics Institute's new Learning Tool

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The Biometrics Institute has launched a Biometrics Essentials learning tool. This online course will teach the ethics and good practices that need to be considered when implementing a biometric system. The learning tool is designed for people working in both …

Survey launched on police use of surveillance camera systems

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CCTV Control Room with a number of monitors

I am beginning the process of gathering the latest information from all police forces under my jurisdiction on their use of overt surveillance camera systems.

Trusted partnership with trusted private sector partners

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The use of biometric surveillance by the state is a matter of increasing sensitivity and significant public concern - not just here but globally. As almost all of the technological capability for biometric surveillance is privately owned, the only way we will be able to harness the legitimate uses of that technology in the future is in trusted partnership with trusted private sector partners.

The Camera That Mistook a Woman’s Jumper for a Car

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It sounds like a book that the genius neurologist, the late Dr. Oliver Sacks might have written but it’s a true surveillance story that caught the attention of industry professionals last week.  Suppliers, manufacturers and installers at the Global MSC …

What we talk about when we talk about biometrics…*

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Technology using biometric data is progressing at a rapid pace. Finding the right balance between the privacy concerns and entitlements of the individual while harnessing new technology responsibly, accountably and proportionately is proving to be a significant challenge for policing today; tomorrow’s technology will make it even more so.  Which is why there needs to be an informed and realistic response to the government’s idea of soaking up the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner functions within a data regulator’s role which is buried at the end of the DCMS’ ongoing broad consultation.

“If you’ve done nothing wrong…”: 5 Reasons Why This is No Defence for Surveillance

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The expression “if you’ve done nothing wrong you’ve nothing to worry about” is not the answer to legitimate public concern over surveillance. Here are 5 reasons for abandoning the argument once and for all.

Appointment of Professor Fraser Sampson - the new Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner

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Professor Fraser Sampson

Hello! I’m Fraser Sampson, the new Surveillance Camera Commissioner (and Biometrics Commissioner too). I came into post on 1 March and with so much going on in both the world of surveillance and biometrics, I’m sure the next few weeks and months are going to be busy, but I think this is an exciting time and I’m looking forward to the road ahead.

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