‘Discussion paper’ launched on live facial recognition technology in Scotland
A ‘discussion paper’ outlining a range of considerations for the potential use of live facial recognition technology by police in Scotland has been published by the Scottish Police Authority. The...
Tayside police officers first to be equipped with body-worn video cameras as national rollout begins
Police officers in Tayside became the first to be equipped with new body-worn video (BWV) cameras as a national rollout of the technology began today. Around 750 officers in the...
Poor quality custody images risks facial recognition technology in Scotland, according to force watchdog
Poor quality images taken of suspects in custody risks undermining the use of facial recognition technology by police in Scotland, a force watchdog has claimed. Low resolution images uploaded to...
Scottish justice system to modernise as Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service commits to four-year digital programme
The Scottish justice system is continuing to modernise its processes as the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service commits to a four-year digital transformation programme. COPFS will work with Edinburgh-headquartered...
Enhanced quality video security platform for Edinburgh could bring about more early guilty pleas in court
Edinburgh City Council is deploying a unified hybrid-cloud solution to manage its ‘smart city’ operations centre and boost security. The council has bought in the Genetec security centre and video...
Scottish local authorities still using Chinese government-linked surveillance cameras despite security and human rights concerns
Scottish local authorities and police are still using Chinese government-linked surveillance cameras despite security and human rights concerns raised by MPs four years ago. At least 22 councils have cameras...
Are Scotland’s criminals ready for AI?
In recent months, Police Scotland has signalled its willingness to start exploring the use of controversial live facial recognition (LFR) technology. Software powered by artificial intelligence (AI), coupled with cameras deployed...
Ministers criticised for ‘shamefully slow’ rollout of body-worn cameras
Ministers have been criticised for the ‘shamefully slow’ rollout of body-worn video cameras for frontline police officers in Scotland. Police officers now have fewer cameras than they did two years...
Chief Constable outlines role for tech – as she points to justice system choked by delays
Scotland’s chief constable has outlined a broader role for technology in policing as she pointed to a justice system choked by delays. Jo Farrell, who runs the national force, said...
BFU – Seeing is believing. Oh no, the device is in BFU: This is the common reaction; a device needs extracting, and you find it in a BFU state.
According to other vendors, your options are now limited. Even if you do get an extraction, it will only acquire basic information. BFU means the data is encrypted and secured. Fear...
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