John Kirkpatrick, chief executive of the EHRC, acknowledged the tech could be used help to combat serious crime and keep people safe. But he added in a statement: "There must be clear rules which guarantee that live facial recognition technology is used only where necessary, proportionate and constrained by appropriate safeguards. We believe that the Metropolitan Police's current policy falls short of this standard."
Private prison company executives expressed their enthusiasm over unprecedented growth opportunities in immigration detention, which has seen a financial boost from the administration's crackdown.
Sariel had a plan to transfer large amounts of Unit 8200's data, including top-secret information, into Microsoft's cloud platform, Azure. This would enable mass surveillance on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.
The surveillance system, operational since 2022, was built by Unit 8200, the Israeli military's secretive intelligence branch, enabling collection of millions of daily phone calls.
The current identity ecosystem online is fragile and fragmented, leading to duplicated and error-prone age and identity checks across different platforms.
Hanwool Park's design transforms traditional security cameras into elegant, sculptural objects with a spherical glass housing, challenging perceptions of monitoring devices.
DHS's risk-based approach reflects a broader shift in US law enforcement shaped by post-9/11 security priorities-one that elevates perceived intent over demonstrable wrongdoing.