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Oscar Hornstein @ UK Tech News · 12/08/2025 06:00 EDT

ICO ‘disappointed’ at facial recognition bias in the police

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has criticised the Home Office for failing to inform it about historical bias in the facial recognition algorithms used within the Police National Database. Last week the National Physical Laboratory published a report of its independent testing of facial recognition algorithms commissioned by the Home Office. In its report it ...

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