Mi pare che questa news non sia passata in lista; nel caso lo fosse mi scuso. Il ministro britannico da cui dipende la polizia ha annunciato che i database pubblici che possono essere utilizzati per l'identificazione verranno unificati e messi a disposizione (anche) della polizia. L'articolo che segue è paywalled https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/police-passport-database-shoplifting-burg... Questo invece no https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/02/uk-passport-images-database-... Wednesday October 4 2023 Britain’s passport database of 45 million people will be used to help catch shoplifters, burglars and car and bike thieves under plans to tackle crime. Video of suspected crime from CCTV, doorbell and dashcam technology would be compared against facial images from a range of government databases to find a match under the plans. The immigration and asylum biometrics system would also be available in order to search for foreign nationals who are not on the passports database. Chris Philp, the crime and policing minister, said he is planning to integrate data from the police national database (PND), HM Passport Office and other national databases in order to enable police to find a match with the “click of one button”. He said he is aiming ...