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UK must overhaul ‘legal gray area’ for biometrics, look to EU AI Act, study says

( May 28, 2025, 23:02 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The UK needs a new, comprehensive legal framework for handling the proliferation of biometric systems, according to a new study by the Ada Lovelace Institute. It recommends following risk categorizations of the EU AI Act for biometrics and the establishment of a new regulatory body. The markets for biometric recognition, whether live or retrospective, plus inferential technologies promising emotion recognition, has developed considerably while the tech is governed by a patchwork of laws, guidance and standards, finds the think tank dedicated to promoting data and AI use in society.Statement follows, report attached:...

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