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Last week the Home Office announced a consultation on the use and regulation of biometric technologies in policing. Alongside was a report produced by the National Physical Laboratory on bias in the algorithm historically used for retrospective face recognition.
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BSCC Professor William Webster has made a statement on the launch yesterday of the government consultation on a new legal framework for the use of facial recognition and similar technologies in law enforcement. Read it here: gov.uk/government/news/commi…
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Commissioner's statement on live facial recognition consultation - GOV.UK gov.uk/government/news/commi…
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The Government has published its consultation on a legal framework for using facial recognition in law enforcement: gov.uk/consultation/legal-fr…
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Professor Webster has said "This consultation marks the start of an important discussion about the police use of biometric technologies like LFR and how they should be regulated in the future"
The Government has published its consultation on a legal framework for using facial recognition in law enforcement: gov.uk/consultation/legal-fr…
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And the new Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner for the UK is... | CRISP crisp-surveillance.com/blog/…
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How do teachers’ professional control and discretion shape the #digitalization of education? A Swedish case study by Sanna Eklund challenges common assumptions about control & autonomy. Read the #OpenAccess study here: lnkd.in/eQCyGprz
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How can cities use data to solve problems more effectively, efficiently, equitably, and accountably? In this study, @FerMongeC and colleagues present a comprehensive framework capturing three key dimensions of data use in city governance. Read it here 👉 lnkd.in/eqVmatE5
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How can public sector organizations build digital platforms that truly engage their ecosystems? In this research, @Lieselot_D and Stijn Viaene identify three essential types of organizational capabilities that make it possible. Explore their key findings: lnkd.in/e6N9fnCU
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Information Polity’s 2024 Impact Factor is 1.8 — up 33% from last year! Now ranked 66/166 (Q2) in Info Science & Library Science 🎉 👏 Thanks to all our authors, reviewers & editors! 📢 Submit your work: we’d love to see it!
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How do societal actors frame #OpenGovernment in executive agencies? Lucy van Eck & colleagues identify 4 distinct frames, based on a case study of the Dutch Tax Administration. Read the #OpenAccess study 👉 lnkd.in/en3rskZS
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New Research Project: Electronic Performance Monitoring and the Future of Fair Work. Congrats Tom! crisp-surveillance.com/blog/…
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Last-minute places available at the CRISP Doctoral School 2025. Apply now! | CRISP crisp-surveillance.com/blog/…
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🚀 Vol. 30, Issue 1 is out! This issue features an editorial on peer review and a collection of articles covering the digital divide, IT management in local governments, social media, open data, social entrepreneurship, and disinformation. 📷lnkd.in/eGbhcUS8
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