#public-transparency

#public-transparency

Known as Operator-Initiated Facial Recognition (OIFR), the technology uses a mobile phone app to capture images of people's faces and compare them to police databases in real-time. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that OIFR would allow officers to check and verify the details of any individuals stopped, instead of having to arrest them and take them to a police station.

The new rules will eventually require landfill operators to take action when a satellite or airplane detects a methane leak, improve routine leak monitoring and reporting and mandate stronger action on recurring issues. The protections will add to a suite of regulations the state passed in 2010, which made California the first state to develop stricter standards than the federal government.

Mr McDonagh insisted, however, that he was making "all relevant disclosures" as required, but he declined to discuss his personal affairs concerning reports of renting a house.