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UK signs deal to exchange police biometric data with US border officials, report

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UK signs deal to exchange police biometric data with US border officials, report

US Department of Homeland Security is interested in accessing "as much as possible" of citizens' biometric data

clock 06 July 2022 • 2 min read

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Home Office is creating a 'super database' on people's race, health and biometrics, report

Data collected also includes people's names, location details, identification numbers and online identifiers

clock 08 April 2021 • 3 min read

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Biometrics Commissioner criticises police's 'chaotic' use of facial recognition

Met Police and South Wales Police have already trialed facial recognition at public events

clock 28 June 2019 • 3 min read

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EU Parliament votes to create biometrics database of 350 million people

The EU's new biometric database will will unify personal data on border control, migration and visas

clock 23 April 2019 • 2 min read