Kazakhstan launches biometrics pilot to enhance gambling industry safety
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports and biometrics firm Biometric.Vision have formalized a cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening safety and…
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.
Amazon’s quiet rise as a power broker in police surveillance
In 2023, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office tested a new surveillance tool from Amazon Web Services (AWS) that used…
Hong Kong to increase the number of facial recognition cameras
Hong Kong is following in the footsteps of Mainland China by introducing facial recognition to its rising number of CCTV…
Norway’s data privacy watchdog seeks ban on remote biometric identification
Norway is exploring stronger regulations on AI – and a potential ban on biometric recognition technology for surveillance. A translated…
Meta allows impersonation scams to run rampant as political deepfakes hawk phony benefits
By now, it is hardly a secret that social media, and Facebook in particular, has become a garbage dump for…
Facial recognition strengthens security for Asia’s expanding rail, metro sector: Panel
In a recent webinar organized by RecFaces, biometrics and transportations security experts explored how facial recognition systems can be useful…
CLEAR+ enrollment opens US biometric lanes to passengers from 40 more countries
Clear Secure, Inc. announced a sweeping expansion of its premium identity service, Clear+, opening enrollment to passport holders from 40…
EAB examines biometric enrollment integrity protections against face morphing
Germany is taking a global lead with steps to prevent biometrics spoof attacks from making their way into breeder ID…
Hungary law permitting live facial recognition at outlawed Pride event challenged
The government of Hungary under Viktor Orbán does not like LGBTQ people, and has enacted policies to reflect that. This…
Guidance on police use of live facial recognition in the works: UK minister
The UK government is moving ahead with plans to greenlight the use of live facial recognition technology (FRT) by police…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection