China’s political biometric ID surveillance grows in scope and tech
A surveillance systems company unfamiliar outside its native China is coming into view as Beijing pushes biometrics recognition into more…
Articles By Jim Nash
Jim Nash is a business journalist. His byline has appeared in The New York Times, Investors Business Daily, Robotics Business Review and other publications. You can find Jim on LinkedIn.
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IT is just throwing digital ID security money at gaps, hoping for the best
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Legitimate concerns about the evolving capabilities of AI are growing in the pop cultures of developed economies but the industry…
You can’t say ear recognition has not gotten a fair hearing
The ear is the vice president of biometric identification. It probably is up to the task, but with so many…
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