Campaigners call on Keir Starmer’s government to create clear laws to tackle growing use of the technology
Biometric system will no longer launch next month after warnings of travel delays
Force used the technology 117 times from January to August, up from 32 between 2020 and 2023
Facebook parent accused of gathering data from photos and videos without ‘informed consent’
UK watchdog cracks down for first time on an employer processing biometric data of workers
Machines aren’t just faster than humans at recognising faces, they’re also more accurate
Move comes after privacy campaigners and independent academics criticised technology for being inaccurate
Chris Philp expressed desire to expand use of controversial technology in closed door meetings, according to report
New York attorney-general targets entertainment group accused of barring lawyers from venues
Biometric technology is valuable for medical research but can also have malign uses
UK advised to ban use of live facial recognition in public spaces
Independent review found an ‘urgent need’ for new legislation on biometric technologies
Payments using gestures have struggled to gain widespread adoption among consumers
Lawsuit seeks billions in damages for claims that social media platform harvested reams of data without consent
Social media platform erases data from 1bn users amid growing regulatory scrutiny
Advocates say they speed up queues, but privacy campaigners query whether they are necessary
Leading cryptographers warn the proposed schemes to detect child abuse images are a form of mass surveillance
System developed by Russian start-up NtechLab rolled out across 30 railway stations
The global market is growing, but technical bias against women and people of colour is cause for concern
The CEO of ‘artificial emotional intelligence’ start-up Affectiva says the pandemic changed attitudes to machine learning
Emotional AI has potential promise but there are reasons for caution
The market for the technology is growing rapidly despite questions from scientists about whether it works
Fraser Sampson says technology should be used at discretion of law enforcement
Griaule won a $75m US government contract for its fingerprint technology
Study finds remarks delivered in positive way can raise stock market returns by 200 basis points
