Equality watchdog calls on police to stop using facial recognition

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ISSUE DATE: 16 March 2020 TOP STORIES Equality watchdog calls on police to stop using facial recognition Equalities and Human Rights Commission says use of automatic facial recognition and predictive algorithms by police is discriminatory, stifles freedom of expression and lacks a proper legislative framework. READ MORE → Councils awarded £1.2m in innovation funding Six councils will each get up to £350,000 for digital innovation projects aiming to improve services for residents, in the latest round of the Local Digital Fund. READ MORE → Ofcom reveals UK 5G mobile airwaves auction rules UK comms regulator announces plans to auction two bands of spectrum to boost mobile broadband and 5G, but is criticised for missing opportunity. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH Coronavirus-linked hacks likely as Czech hospital comes under attack The world of cyber security is on high alert to heightened vulnerabilities as the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus changes daily life across Europe. READ MORE → US Department of Defense requests time to re-evaluate section of AWS and Microsoft JEDI bids The Department of Defense is to request a resubmission of information from Microsoft and Amazon Web Services about their JEDI bids, as the long-running US cloud procurement saga drags on. READ MORE → Modest Q4 growth for worldwide enterprise WLAN Market Wi-Fi 6 gives current and potential boost to enterprise sector in overall disappointing WLAN market in the fourth quarter of 2019. READ MORE → UK’s security sector failing on most diversity measures A DCMS report on the state of the UK’s cyber security workforce highlights a huge lack of diversity and a substantial skills gap. READ MORE →

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