UK police deploy ITL age estimation devices to help retailers meet alcohol rules
While there are lingering questions about the UK government’s update to the Mandatory Licensing Conditions, allowing for the use of…
Commercial Applications
Biometrics are used in retail and customer-facing settings for point-of-sales services such as payments, access control in systems for purposes such as shoplifting prevention, and identification or characteristic analysis for personalization or customer insights. Access control systems are also increasingly used for automated commercial applications, such as hotel check-ins. Typically, these use palm vein, fingerprint, iris recognition, facial recognition.
India warns Meta to curb AI-generated content or face enforcement
Meta has fallen afoul of India, after the platform temporarily removed a video posted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi….
Walmart sued over alleged voiceprint collection from customer calls
Walmart has been accused of secretly converting Illinois customers’ telephone calls into biometric voiceprints, using AI to recognize callers and…
Australia clarifies when retailers can legally use facial recognition
See that dress in the shop window? It sees you. New guidance from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner…
Grocery Outlet stores deploy SAFR facial recognition to ID suspected shoplifters
Facial recognition systems are scanning shoppers as they enter a growing number of Grocery Outlet stores in the San Francisco…
Congress targets underage betting with facial age estimation bill
Online sportsbooks and prediction markets would have to analyze a user’s face to estimate whether the person is old enough…
Facewatch retail facial recognition to notify police of repeat offender matches
The Facewatch live facial recognition system used by over 125 retailers operating thousands of stores across the UK will soon…
Tesla app code shows cabin camera identity check for FSD
Tesla appears to be developing a cabin camera identity check that will verify who is behind the wheel before allowing…
Sainsbury’s triples Facewatch facial recognition deployment across UK stores
UK grocery retailer Sainsbury’s is continuing to invest in biometric technology for crime prevention, as it expands its live facial…
Facewatch wants to bring live facial recognition to UK pharmacies
Facial recognition surveillance vendor Facewatch is pitching its live facial recognition (LFR) to UK pharmacies. The company says the technology…
