Investigation: IBM signed a £54.7M deal to develop a UK biometrics platform, including for facial recognition, in July, despite a 2020 pledge to quit such work (Mark Wilding/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23852955/ibm-uk-government-contract-biometric-facial-recognition
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