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UK ICO Seeks Urgent Clarity on Facial Recognition Bias

🔍 The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has asked the Home Office for urgent clarity after a National Physical Laboratory (NPL) report identified racial bias in the retrospective facial recognition (RFR) algorithm Cognitec FaceVACS-DBScan ID v5.5 used by police. The study found far higher false positive rates for Asian (4%) and Black (5.5%) subjects compared with white subjects (0.04%), with an observed disparity between black males (0.4%) and black females (9.9%). Deputy information commissioner Emily Keaney said the ICO was disappointed it had not been informed earlier and stressed that public confidence, transparency and proper oversight are essential while the Home Office moves to operationally test a replacement algorithm.

Clearview AI Faces Criminal Complaint in Austria Over GDPR

🔍 Clearview AI has been hit with a criminal complaint filed in Austria by the European Center for Digital Rights (noyb), alleging that the company ignored decisions by several EU data protection authorities. The complaint invokes GDPR provisions allowing criminal sanctions under Article 84 and seeks prosecution of executives, potentially including jail time and personal liability when traveling to Europe. The action follows fines and bans from multiple DPAs and ongoing appeals, notably only in the UK.