33 h. ago Asda launches facial recognition in war on shoplifters and thugs in these five stores

More than 1,400 incidents of assault took place against store colleagues in Asda last year - an average of four per day - so the shop is trailing live facial recognition to catch suspects

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41 h. ago Asda launches facial recognition in five Greater Manchester stores

Asda’s CCTV network will scan images and alert security when there is a threat

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6 d. ago Single mum pleads for permanent home after nine years in 'temporary accommodation'

Trina Downey has spent nearly a decade being moved between different homes after being forced to leave her original property due to a rat infestation

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6 d. ago UK's first permanent facial recognition cameras to go up in south London

UK's first permanent facial recognition cameras to go up in south London  Metro.co.uk

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7 d. ago The tiny clue in Meghan Markle's new shop that suggests permanent family name change

The URL that points shoppers to Meghan's new retail window carries a subtle flag that Prince Harry and his wife have taken on a new family name for keeps.

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8 d. ago Big Brother Watch slams ‘Orwellian’ facial recognition as ‘authoritarian’ amid London’s police crisis: ‘Failing to answer 999!'

Big Brother Watch slams ‘Orwellian’ facial recognition as ‘authoritarian’ amid London’s police crisis: ‘Failing to answer 999!'  GB News

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8 d. ago UK's first permanent facial recognition cameras to be installed in south London despite backlash

Campaigners described the move as a ‘slide into a dystopian nightmare’

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8 d. ago Met Police gets first permanent facial recognition cameras in London, sparking fears of 'dystopian nightmare'

Met Police gets first permanent facial recognition cameras in London, sparking fears of 'dystopian nightmare'  LBC

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9 d. ago UK's first permanent facial recognition cameras installed in south London

The cameras will scan for wanted criminals walking by in Croydon as part of a project by the Metropolitan Police that could extend across the capital.

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9 d. ago UK’s first permanent facial recognition cameras installed in London

UK’s first permanent facial recognition cameras installed in London  The Times

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1 week ago Israel threatens to create PERMANENT occupation area in Gaza as IDF blocks north

Defence Minister Israel Katz said his country's military forces would 'intensify' its campaign and instructed the army to 'seize additional areas' in the besieged territory.

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1 week ago The real reason you can't smile in your passport photo revealed

A travel expert has revealed the real reason why people aren't allowed to smile in their passport photo. And it's linked to facial recognition software...

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1 week ago Prince William arrives in Estonia to visit British troops on front line of Russian aggression

Prince William to meet Estonia’s president Alar Karis before travelling to visit UK’s largest permanent overseas deployment of troops at Tapa army base

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1 week ago Prince William arrives in Estonia to visit British troops on frontline of Russian aggression

Prince William to meet Estonia’s president Alar Karis before travelling to visit UK’s largest permanent overseas deployment of troops at Tapa Army Base

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1 week ago Man permanently disfigured after being battered on head with bottle

Andrew Scott, 22, flew into a rage after the victim told him he couldn't pay back the £30.

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1 week ago Vaclav Cerny WANTS Rangers permanent transfer but winger reveals why Ibrox contract talks are on hold

Cerny has been at the centre of controversy in the wake of the derby day victory over Celtic going into the international break

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2 w. ago Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders

Amnesty International describes legislation as ‘full-frontal attack’ on country’s LGBTQ+ communityMPs in Hungary have voted to ban Pride events and allow authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attenders and potentially fine them, in what Amnesty International has described as a “full-frontal attack” on the LGBTQ+ community.The legislation – the latest by the prime minister, Viktor Orbán, and his rightwing populist party to target the community – was pushed through parliament on Tuesday. Believed to be the first of its kind in the EU’s recent history, the nationwide ban passed by 136 votes to 27 after it was submitted to parliament one day earlier. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hungary’s parliament passes a law banning Pride events, in a new assault on LGBTQ+ rights

Hungarian lawmakers have passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees

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2 w. ago Plan to slash lengthy passport queues with new facial recognition scans

Travellers will no longer have to leave their cars or pass over their passports when driving through ‘contactless corridors’

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2 w. ago British holidaymakers could avoid passport queues with facial recognition software 'set to be rolled out'

Four companies have reportedly already trialed the technology, which could be rolled out as early as next year

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