17 h. ago Big Brother Britain as top cop makes alarming facial recognition camera claim

Significant funding is being allocated and hardware is being bought while the state also looks to allow police to more easily access image stories include passport and immigration databases

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34 h. ago Live facial recognition cameras may become ‘commonplace’ as police use soars

Exclusive: The Guardian and Liberty Investigates find police in England and Wales believe expansion is likely after 4.7m faces scanned in 2024Valuable tool or cause for alarm? Facial ID quietly becoming part of police’s arsenalPolice believe live facial recognition cameras may become “commonplace” in England and Wales, according to internal documents, with the number of faces scanned having doubled to nearly 5m in the last year.A joint investigation by the Guardian and Liberty Investigates highlights the speed at which the technology is becoming a staple of British policing.Police forces scanned nearly 4.7m faces with live facial recognition cameras last year – more than twice as many as in 2023. Live facial recognition vans were deployed at least 256 times in 2024, according to official deployment records, up from 63 the year before.A roving unit of 10 live facial recognition vans that can be sent anywhere in the country will be made available within days – increasing national capa...

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4 d. ago Moment dangerous paedophile, 73, confesses to police he took girl, six, from her school in south London

David Cheneler might have abused the child but triggered live facial recognition technology deployed on Denmark Hill, Southwark

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6 d. ago Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan 'will be extradited to Britain after their trial in Romania' following rape and human trafficking charges

Security Minister Dan Jarvis reportedly revealed both Andrew and his brother, will be returned to the UK after the conclusion of ongoing proceedings in Bucharest.

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6 d. ago The Guardian view on the EU trade deal: a rational step forward | Editorial

Tangible gains from these negotiations will be limited, but the prime minister has at last set a positive toneSo much remains to be worked out in Sir Keir Starmer’s deal with the EU that it must be regarded as a staging post rather than a final destination. In several key areas, the agreement announced in London on Monday is really a commitment to have more meetings at which negotiators will try to make more agreements.On the issue of visas for young people and the UK’s mooted return to the Erasmus university-exchange scheme, there is little clarity beyond the rebranding of “youth mobility” as “experience”. A decision on the level of fees that European students must pay has also been booted forward. So have some details of how the UK will work with the bloc on policing and security, including the use of controversial facial-recognition technology in tackling drug and people smuggling across borders.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you wo...

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1 week ago Online dating advice: five ways to stay safe, according to the experts

Spotting red flags while online dating is far from easy – especially in the age of AI. We asked the experts for their top tipsMost dating apps have been forced to bolster their safety measures in recent years due to a litany of complaints of online abuse as well as negligence when handling reports of sexual violence. Several of them are now taking steps to combat this and encourage users to verify their identities to ensure everyone is who they say they are. Typically, this is done with facial recognition technology by asking users to take a video selfie or provide a photo ID that the app uses to compare with the photos used in their profile. Many have also introduced features to help users stay safe, including block and report systems alongside bans on sexual harassment, fetishisation and hate speech.Still, there are precautions to be taken whenever you agree to meet someone you’ve spoken to online, like meeting in public places and withholding any private information. Here are mor...

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2 w. ago Prince Harry’s bizarre move caught on camera amid ‘life at stake’ claim

Prince Harry’s bizarre move caught on camera amid ‘life at stake’ claim  Sky News Australia

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3 w. ago The nightmare lives of the workers who build your laptops in Chinese mega city: Videos show daily grind of factory workers in metropolis of 30million

Residents of China's largest megacity - known for producing half of the world's laptops - have revealed what its really like to live in the dystopian metropolis.

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3 w. ago Danielle's murder shook Britain. When I found out my brother had done it, it left me with an unthinkable fear: There could be a predator lurking in me too: ALIX SHARKEY

It has now been nearly a quarter of a century since I last saw my little brother Stuart Campbell, on a muggy afternoon in August 2001.

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3 w. ago Celebrity Big Brother winner Jack P Shepherd takes swipe at housemates days after final

Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd appeared on Good Morning Britain to discuss winning Celebrity Big Brother and Richard Arnold wondered if any of former housemates have been added to his wedding guest list

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