SenseTime approved for potential $2B facial recognition IPO in Hong Kong
SenseTime has been approved for an initial public offering on the Hong Kong stock exchange that could bring in up between…
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Facial recognition unicorn gallops back to Hong Kong for prospective IPO
Yitu has set its sights on Hong Kong for an IPO, after its attempt to list in Shanghai followed an increasingly…
Hong Kong ‘exploring collaboration’ with Mainland digital identity systems
Hong Kong is investigating how its digital identity platform could operate with systems in mainland China, as revealed by written…
Global ID 3D vein biometrics patent filing published in Hong Kong
Global ID is touting the privacy protection of authentication with its 3D vein biometric solution, and has also had a filing…
Facial recognition changes in Moscow metro, Hong Kong airport spark privacy concerns
The city of Moscow has announced an expansion of its Metro facial recognition system for approximately US$12.5 million, the Kommersant…
The UK digitizes a key biometric visa application process in Hong Kong with selfie matching
Continuing in its commitment to protect Hong Kong natives facing Chinese political repression, the UK government has made it easier…
New Hong Kong biometric digital ID app provides access to 20 public services
The city of Hong Kong released a new biometric smartphone app last week providing residents with access to 20 different…
Biometrics, drones and robotic guards: Inside Hong Kong’s first ‘smart prison’
Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution in Shek O, Hong Kong, is to become the city’s first smart prison in 2021,…
China wants covid swabs. Hong Kong fears biometric spying
In a stark example of how authoritarian biometrics policies designed to enforce order can instead cause instability, Hong Kongers are…
China goes beyond face recognition to take DNA swabs of Hong Kong protesters
The Chinese government seems intent on demonstrating the darkest fears people have about biometric surveillance. Bloomberg is reporting on DNA confiscation…
