UK police plan nationwide rollout of NEC facial recognition on mobile phones
Police in the United Kingdom are planning to identify criminals by taking their photos with mobile phones and running them…
Facial Recognition
A facial recognition system is a computer application for automatically identifying or verifying a person from a two- or three-dimensional digital image or a frame from a video source. It is typically used in security systems alone or in combination with other factors. Can also be used to perform liveness detection. Find facial recognition solutions here.
UK ICO seeks to appeal data privacy decision on Clearview AI
The Information Commissioner’s office (ICO) has issued a statement outlining its concerns with the findings of the First Tier Tribunal…
Hungary plans biometric digital identity launch for late 2024
Hungary has taken a step towards a face biometrics-based national digital identity. The government closed public comments last week on…
Baltimore considers bills to restrict facial recognition use by police, businesses
Baltimore City Council has proposed legislation that would require businesses employing facial recognition software to register with a city and…
Are US border officers using LexisNexis facial recognition service? Washington’s not saying
A small U.S. government contract with a previously anodyne data broker is tripping alarms with surveillance watchdogs. Reporting by investigative…
UK police promise more fingerprint matching, facial recognition in efficiency revamp
Biometrics, automation, and drones are a part of the United Kingdom’s new plan to transform policing. Gavin Stephens, chair of…
Chinese biometric surveillance developers Nuctech, Hikvision under scrutiny again
Chinese surveillance equipment maker Nuctech, which has been blacklisted in the U.S. and restricted in the European Union, is attracting…
New SITA airport biometrics installation, Vision-Box platform announced
A new biometric corridor for airports has been introduced by Vision-Box, and Aruba is taking the next step in a…
Researchers propose a method for hiding faces while allowing biometric searches
A paper that has just been accepted to the Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) Transactions on Privacy and Security journal…
AI Act agreement held up by biometrics restrictions as debate deadline nears
The sausage-making behind the EU’s proposed AI Act is nearing its end and yet the legislation appears to have reached…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection