EU-funded project to boost identification capabilities for law enforcement with AI
The European Union is seeing a new AI-powered security security project focusing on developing techniques that improve identification with the…
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EUDI Wallet sees progress but also criticism
The European Union’s Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet is seeing progress as companies such as Findynet, Signicat and Namirial make new…
Albania to exclude 160K voters with no biometric IDs from elections
Albanian voters who do not have a biometric identity document will not be able to vote during this year’s parliamentary…
Poland introducing biometric visa appointments to prevent scalpers
Poland is planning to introduce biometric registration for visa applications to prevent intermediaries from exploiting the country’s visa appointment booking…
Netherlands introducing more digital ID login options
The use of Dutch national digital identity DigiD has risen in 2024, with more than 550 million log-ins. The European…
St. Petersburg plans to introduce ethnicity recognition to monitor migrants
The Russian city of St. Petersburg plans to equip 8,000 cameras with ethnicity recognition capabilities to monitor its migrant population,…
Russia spends $1B on video surveillance purchases
In 2024, the Russian state increased purchases of video surveillance systems to 130.1 billion rubles (US$1.4 billion). However, the share…
Georgia’s surveillance cameras under scrutiny amid anti-government protests
Over the past years, Georgia has installed more than 4,300 “smart” cameras on its streets. The surveillance networks – built…
Cardiff expands live facial recognition for Six Nations championships
Police in the capital of Wales are planning to deploy additional live facial recognition cameras during this year’s Six Nations…
New Zealand govt reviews privacy law amid battle over biometrics regulation
The government of New Zealand has been quietly reviewing the country’s privacy laws to identify legal barriers to the use…
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