CloudWalk joins $421M funding round for chipmaker amid potential AI pivot
China-based facial recognition software firm CloudWalk has joined a 3-billion-yuan (US$421 million) series D round for ESWIN Computer, also based…
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.
Ireland to introduce a bill on retrospective facial recognition use by police
Legislators in Ireland plan to introduce a standalone bill governing the use of facial recognition by its police force before…
Idemia grabs a piece of Digi Yatra airport biometrics rollout
Idemia has won a contract with GMR Group, which operates airports in Delhi, Hyderabad and Goa, to provide facial recognition…
NYC grocery stores fight proposed facial recognition ban
Grocery store owners in New York City oppose a bill that would limit use of facial recognition software, saying the…
Discredited biometric surveillance project in Malta closed, but is it?
Facial recognition networks might bring tiny Malta more security from street crime someday but right now it’s caught in a…
Cameroon launches video surveillance with live facial recognition in largest city
An Annex facility of the National Command and Control Centre for Video Surveillance has gone operational in Douala in a…
Paravision takes top spot in accuracy matching to NIST’s new high-angle dataset
An algorithm from Paravision has been found most accurate in the newest category added to the National Institute of Standards…
US state, Ireland curb police use of facial recognition
The push and pull of police policy governing biometric surveillance has been tugged hard by privacy advocates. Law enforcement in…
Rules around bulk data purchases by US intelligence, law enforcement reviewed
An insurer must cover an Illinois client’s lawsuit over alleged biometric data privacy violations in a case involving the sale…
TFT biometric sensor development gets a boost
TFT sensors for fingerprints and veins showed up in two of the most popular articles on Biometric Update this week….
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection