Using technology to keep us working together
Collaboration is key for Scotland’s legal tech community IT teams across the country are working overtime to help their organisations support colleagues who have moved to home working. The immediate focus for...
Live facial recognition technology in ‘no fit state’ to be used by police in Scotland
Live facial recognition technology is in ‘no fit state’ to be deployed by police in Scotland, politicians have concluded. A committee tasked with investigating the use of the emerging technology...
Huawei set to open debut office in Scotland, according to property industry sources
Huawei will occupy office space at 2 Semple Street, Edinburgh Huawei is set to open its debut office in Scotland according to property industry insiders. The Chinese telecoms giant will...
New drones law will give police power to seize unmanned aircraft
The government has acted to give police forces across the country new powers to tackle the misuse of unmanned aircraft, including drones, as the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill had...
Police Scotland to begin ‘phased’ rollout of controversial cyber kiosks
Technology which allows police to bypass security measures on digital devices – including smartphones and tablets – is set to be rolled out in Scotland next Monday, January 20. Forty-one...
Police Scotland’s ICT plans delayed by ‘significantly lower’ investment than planned, report finds
Plans to modernise Police Scotland’s ICT systems through a £298m capital investment over nine years have been held back by a “significantly lower” allocation of budgetary resources than originally planned,...
Cybercrime rises by 215% according to report filed by Police Scotland
The number of crimes which have an online or ‘cyber’ element has risen by 215%, according to a board-level report compiled by Police Scotland. Since last year, the number of...
Live facial recognition will be a ‘priority area’ for Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, says Justice Secretary
Live facial recognition technology would be a “priority area” for a new Scottish Biometrics Commissioner when they were installed in post, the Justice Secretary said this week. The hotly-debated technology,...
Scottish legal firm partners with online compliance platform
A Scottish legal firm is partnering with an online identity and anti-money laundering platform to allow its clients to undergo secure online compliance processes. Anderson Strathern is working with Amiqus,...
Digital evidence sharing capability project to be ‘backbone’ of move towards greater criminal justice partner collaboration
A new £20m project to create a shared portal for digital evidence in criminal cases is set to become the ‘backbone’ of moves towards greater collaboration between Scotland’s criminal justice...

