UK Regulates Police Facial Recognition; NPL Assesses IDEMIA and NEC Algorithms
What happened
The National Physical Laboratory evaluated biometric algorithms provided by IDEMIA and NEC. This assessment occurs as the UK government plans to introduce a new law and an independent oversight body to regulate police facial recognition technology.
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Why it matters
The new regulatory framework requires law enforcement bodies to provide evidence from independent testing that the technology does not exhibit bias against any group by age, gender, or race. This move aims to provide safeguards around the technology's deployment.
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Who's involved
- National Physical LaboratoryNational Physical Laboratory assessed biometric algorithms provided by IDEMIA and NEC.
- IDEMIAIDEMIA provided biometric algorithms that were assessed by the National Physical Laboratory.
- NECNEC provided biometric algorithms that were assessed by the National Physical Laboratory.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- Metropolitan PoliceSpeculative
The Metropolitan Police might face increased operational and compliance costs due to the new law mandating independent testing for bias.
- National Physical LaboratorySpeculative
The National Physical Laboratory could see increased demand for independent bias testing services from the new oversight body.
- NECSpeculative
NEC might face increased compliance costs for its biometric algorithms due to the new UK regulatory framework.
- IDEMIASpeculative
IDEMIA could face increased compliance costs for its biometric algorithms due to the new UK regulatory framework.
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The entities involved
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National Physical Laboratory
National Measurement Institution of the United Kingdom
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IDEMIA
corporation
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NEC
Japanese technology corporation