Lawyers say Canadian biometrics collection for travelers could cause delays and privacy issues
Canadian lawyers are warning that the country’s new biometric collection requirements for travelers could create delays and that the sharing…
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Cyprus airports add biometric kiosks for entry and exit processing
Hermes Airports Ltd. is installing 74 BORDEREXPRESS kiosks from Vancouver International Airport’s (YVR’s) Innovative Travel Solutions (ITS) at Pafos International…
ID document and facial verification app launched by IDMERIT
Identity verification solution provider IDMERIT has announced the launch of an app for next-generation consumer identity document authentication and verification….
Somalia launching foundational biometric identity program
Somalian government officials met recently with officials from the World Bank, USAID, and other development partners to discuss the progress…
Seattle airport the latest to trial facial recognition for flight boarding
Lufthansa has boarded nearly 350 passengers onto an Airbus A380, the largest model of passenger airliner in the world, in…
SenseTime applying AI technology from facial recognition to AR and autonomous driving
SenseTime will build its portfolio beyond facial recognition by applying some of the same AI computer vision algorithms to augmented…
Orlando police to continue Amazon facial recognition pilot
The Orlando Police Department has informed the city’s mayor and council in a memo that it will continue to test…
New Xiaomi smartphone integrates infrared sensor system from ams for facial recogntion
Xiaomi’s new flagship smartphone integrates a low-power IR vertical cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) array from Austrian high-performance sensor maker ams…
Privacy groups urge Illinois Supreme Court to rule for plaintiff definition of harm in BIPA suit
A coalition of privacy advocacy groups have filed an amici curiae brief urging the Illinois Supreme Court to rule that…
Western Union patents money transfer system using biometrics-based sender verification
A Western Union patent application that describes a system to manage recurring transfer notifications and secure payments for an electronic…
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