Met Police nab 45 people with facial recognition, deployments coming to Lincolnshire
Police in the UK continue to double down on facial recognition use in line with plans to transform their work…
Articles By Masha Borak
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Facial recognition service says it is for suspicious lovers, not stalking
Are you spending Valentine’s Day paranoid that your partner is cheating on you with the help of dating apps? A…
Estonia outlines procurement plans for digital ID app
Estonia, one of the world’s pioneers in digital governance and digital IDs, is expecting its national digital identity mobile application…
Worldcoin Foundation announces grant winners
The Worldcoin Foundation has announced the winners of its grant program designed to improve Worldcoin, a project that aims to…
London mayor calls for solution to border check delays for Eurostar passengers
After railway service Eurostar warned that the European Union’s planned biometric border checks could cause hour-long queues in London, the…
New hires at Signicat, Au10tix, AuthID, Delinea
Identity verification companies are on a hiring spree this February, bolstered by successful financing rounds and expansions into new territories….
Policy experts call for AU-EU cooperation in building Africa’s digital economy
African countries participating in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) are preparing to adopt the Digital Trade Protocol in…
A new way to thwart facial recognition targets surveillance camera sensors
As facial recognition surveillance spreads, researchers and privacy-minded individuals have been trying to come up with ways to thwart the…
Belize to kick off national ID and biometric data strategy as soon as March
Belize is moving towards building its national identification system and formulating a strategy for biometric data with future plans for…
UK’s photo ID requirement for voting stirs backlash against government
The UK is planning to introduce mandatory photo identification for voters during national elections for the first time this year….
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