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UK police fails ethical tests with "unlawful" facial recognition deployments
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UK police fails ethical tests with "unlawful" facial recognition deployments

A University of Cambridge team audited UK police use of the tech and found frequent ethical and legal shortcomings
28 Oct 2022
Met Police faces legal action over "racist" Gangs Matrix database
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Policy & legislation

Met Police faces legal action over "racist" Gangs Matrix database

There is no way for people on the secretive database to appeal against their inclusion or ask for the data to be reviewed
2 Feb 2022
NICE's E-Request expedites 911 evidence sharing
911 operator sitting in front of multiple computer monitors
Cloud

NICE's E-Request expedites 911 evidence sharing

The new feature complements NICE’s digital evidence management platform Evidencentral
16 Aug 2021
Rank One Computing to address misuse of its facial recognition technology
Pedestrians being subject to facial recognition technology
Policy & legislation

Rank One Computing to address misuse of its facial recognition technology

Rank One Computing responds to the wrongful arrest of Michigan resident Robert Williams
25 Jun 2020
Police embark on two-year digital transformation journey
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digital transformation

Police embark on two-year digital transformation journey

All 43 police forces in England and Wales will undergo digital transformation to streamline the police’s digital presence
27 Nov 2018
Hackers love the UK, but not for the reason you think
Security

Hackers love the UK, but not for the reason you think

Ex-Met cyber specialist explains why the UK is such a popular destination for cyber criminals
14 Jun 2018
Met Police set to finish Windows XP upgrade in May
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operating systems

Met Police set to finish Windows XP upgrade in May

The rollout process has been ongoing for more than three years
18 Jan 2018
UK cops to lose access to Europol's cyber crime resources
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UK cops to lose access to Europol's cyber crime resources

Cyber cops will be on their own once Britain leaves the EU
1 Dec 2017
Police pursue cloud first IT strategy
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cloud computing

Police pursue cloud first IT strategy

The National Police Technology Council's guidelines attempt to standardise IT deployment
23 Oct 2017
NGO director guilty of denying police his passwords
Security

NGO director guilty of denying police his passwords

Muhammad Rabbani refused to divulge iPhone and MacBook passwords at Heathrow airport
26 Sep 2017
20% of Manchester police rely on Windows XP
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Software

20% of Manchester police rely on Windows XP

London's Metropolitan Police refused to disclose any up-to-date figures
20 Sep 2017
Should police get powers to sack officers lacking IT skills?
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public sector

Should police get powers to sack officers lacking IT skills?

Reform produces a 10-point plan to address policing's digital skills gap
24 Aug 2017
Uber faces criminal investigation over 'Greyball' tool
Business strategy

Uber faces criminal investigation over 'Greyball' tool

DoJ investigates alleged use of software to help drivers evade regulators
5 May 2017
Police IT candidate gets arrested after job interview
Police
Business strategy

Police IT candidate gets arrested after job interview

The IT manager applicant pleaded guilty to drink driving
15 Feb 2017
Police don't understand cybercrime skills of their force
Police
Business strategy

Police don't understand cybercrime skills of their force

Annual PEEL report reveals that forces need to address the skills gap with collaboration
7 Nov 2016
EE to roll out £1bn 4G emergency services network
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Network & Internet

EE to roll out £1bn 4G emergency services network

Mobile operator wins contract from Home Office to give services access to new gen network
11 Dec 2015
Met Police rolls out Taser body cameras
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public sector

Met Police rolls out Taser body cameras

The tech will be used by frontline officers to record incidents on patrol
25 Nov 2015
Child sex abuse material increasingly found on work devices
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Business strategy

Child sex abuse material increasingly found on work devices

Many police officers have been involved in cases investigating graphic material hosted on company computers
9 Oct 2015
Police made 700,000 data requests over three-year period
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public sector

Police made 700,000 data requests over three-year period

A report by Big Brother Watch revealed the UK's police forces were denied only 4 per cent of requests
2 Jun 2015
Vodafone facing Ofcom investigation over 101 outage
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Network & Internet

Vodafone facing Ofcom investigation over 101 outage

Ofcom says it's urgently investigating outage after UK left without non-emergency access to Police and NHS
24 Nov 2014
UK tech calls on government to improve criminal justice
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Business strategy

UK tech calls on government to improve criminal justice

Tech UK claims joined up databases could cut waste and speed up investigations, says trade body
17 Oct 2014
Smartphones & tablets remotely wiped in UK police custody
Mobile security
Security

Smartphones & tablets remotely wiped in UK police custody

Mobile devices seized by police are being purged of their data
10 Oct 2014
UK police won't seize mobile phones after RTAs
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Mobile

UK police won't seize mobile phones after RTAs

The Association of Chief Police Officers has rubbished reports that officers will seize mobile phones in the wake of every car accident
28 Jul 2014