Germany’s live facial recognition system could be unconstitutional: Data watchdog
A real-time facial recognition system used by German police to track criminals has reportedly been deployed without the knowledge of…
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Amazon facial recognition used in Russia despite sanctions, says former employee
Amazon has supplied facial recognition technology to Russia despite UK sanctions on the country imposed after it invaded Ukraine, a…
Kurdistan completes biometric voter registration amid delayed elections
The Iraqi region of Kurdistan is still awaiting its long-overdue parliamentary elections despite ongoing political strife, the process of registering…
Iran shares more on using facial recognition to police hijabs
Iranian authorities have shared more details on the country’s upcoming law introducing facial recognition surveillance against women who fail to…
Germany names 5 more companies to prototype EUDI Wallet
Last week, Germany announced six companies that will receive funding to design prototypes for the European Union Digital Identity (EUDI)…
Mastercard’s Biometric Checkout Program arrives in Europe
Mastercard is rolling out its biometric retail payments for the first time in Europe. The company will be piloting its…
Biometric technology buyers are facing an assessment conundrum: Idemia
The market for biometric identification technology has grown rapidly in the past several years with buyers increasingly forced to choose…
Smell the future: Machine olfaction is paving the way for digitizing odors
Machine learning has paved the way for voice and facial recognition but researchers are still struggling to quantify the elusive…
As UK sets date for general elections, criticism piles on voter ID requirement
The UK’s first national election to require a photo ID document has finally set its date to July 4th. But…
Will we be able to travel with the EUDI wallet?
Experts discuss how the European Union Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet will be used to cross borders and how to protect…
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