UK announces largest ever facial recognition rollout as part of policing reforms
The UK has announced large-scale policing reforms, including new investments into artificial intelligence and increased Live Facial Recognition (LFR) deployments….
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.
Latest NIST FATE sees two new algorithms, fresh focus on interocular distance
The latest results of the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)’s Face Analysis Technology Evaluation Age Estimation & Verification…
ICE’s expanding use of FRT on minors collides with DHS policy, oversight warnings, law
When masked federal agents stopped two teenagers riding their bikes near an Illinois high school last fall, the encounter followed…
Immigration, age checks and deepfakes push biometrics into the spotlight
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Fraud prevention for online gambling is a high-stakes market
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Sainsbury’s rolls out Facewatch LFR, Tesco gets retrospective with Auror
Automated security cameras and facial recognition are growing presences in UK shops as a theft prevention measure, with Tesco announcing…
Face biometrics image quality assessment tool maturing as eu-LISA plans integration
The Open Source Face Image Quality software library is intended to support large-scale biometrics programs with information about the usefulness…
London police says facial recognition contributed to murder rate drop
Police forces across the UK are showcasing improved arrest statistics resulting from the use of live facial recognition (LFR) systems….
Checkr crossed $800M gross in 2025 as biometric background checks expand
Biometric background check provider Checkr is celebrating 2025 as its most successful year ever, with gross revenue surpassing $800 million…
