The operation was an example of a technology that the Metropolitan Police say is transforming policing, helping officers arrest around 2,500 wanted people since the start of 2024, including suspects accused of violent and sexual offences.

Critics, however, say live facial recognition undermines the presumption of innocence underpinning British law by treating every passer-by as a potential suspect.

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Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/on-londons-streets-facial-recognition-tests-the-balance-between-security-and-liberty

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Can we say how many people come to the UK illegally and work here?

One reason behind the government’s plan to introduce digital ID cards is to help tackle illegal working.

The so-called informal economy, made up of people and businesses operating outside official employment and tax systems, has been cited as one factor attracting people to the UK without legal permission.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that removing this “pull factor” could help deter people from making irregular journeys to the UK, such as crossing the Channel in small boats.

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Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwydl81dg13t

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Spurred in part by the COVID-19 pandemic and the push for digital vaccine “passports,” a growing number of global governments are considering implementing biometric digital ID programs that would require citizens to obtain digital identification credentials to access public goods and services.

Until recently, concerns about the global interoperability of digital systems and the risk of technological “lock-in” to platforms developed by private actors stymied governments’ plans to implement such programs.

Now, backers of a new open-source platform called MOSIP (Modular Open Source Identity Platform) — whose funders include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank and eBay founder Pierre Omidyar — are touting the platform as a solution to both these obstacles.

Developed at the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore in India and modeled after Aadhaar, India’s nationwide digital ID platform and the largest such system in the world, MOSIP “enables countries with low IT capacity to quickly roll out specialized digital identity solutions to their citizens,” according to Identity Review.

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Source: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/gates-funded-biometric-digital-id-system/

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