Two new reports aim to establish the status quo of the use of facial recognition in Europe in public places…
Articles By Frank Hersey
Frank Hersey is a London-based reporter for Biometric Update. He previously covered biometric and digital identity issues in Africa from Côte d’Ivoire. Before that he covered tech news in China from Beijing. He has worked for the BBC, RFI and France 24.
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