China toughens rules on private FRT while consolidating Beijing’s digital rule
Recipes for digital control vary by region. In China, the Beijing government is stirring in two directions, as it moves…
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.
DSP challenges Irish data regulator’s fine, says processing face biometrics is legal
It’s knuckles up for Ireland’s Department of Social Protection (DSP), which is challenging a ruling by the Data Protection Commission…
UNHCR’s biometric LISA kiosk enabling self-service refugee identity verification
UNHCR’s Regional Bureau for the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes (EHAGL) has begun piloting a new…
Armenia approves real-time FRT surveillance amid rights concerns
Armenia’s parliament has passed controversial amendments to the country’s Law on Police, granting the Ministry of Internal Affairs round-the-clock access…
CBP’s biometric border dragnet and the corporate state behind it
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is on the verge of reissuing a sweeping regulatory overhaul that will usher in…
New Orleans police seek expanded facial recognition powers amid privacy backlash
The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is pressing the City Council to roll back restrictions on facial recognition technology in…
Oloid expands market reach with Armatura partnership, gets DEA certification
Facial authentication provider Oloid has announced a strategic go-to-market partnership with biometric access control and identity management company Armatura. It…
London police mark 1K arrests through live facial recognition
The UK’s largest police force has announced a new milestone of more than 1,000 wanted criminals arrested thanks to live…
UK govt considering pleas to set police facial recognition use on solid legal ground
The UK government is considering introducing new legislation to back the use of facial recognition by police, Fraud Minister David…
Facial recognition systems based on older methods show high levels of bias: Study
A new study has revealed troubling differences in how facial recognition systems relying on widely used, older methods in open-source…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection