Canada to expand collection of biometrics from foreign visitors
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said his government will put $312.6 million over five years towards expanding biometric screening…
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.
Philippines calls on celebrities to promote biometric enrollment for upcoming election
The Philippines’ Commission on Elections (Comelec) has called on celebrities to encourage their fans on social media to register their…
Aurora releases deep learning-powered facial recognition access control solution
Aurora has launched FaceSentinel, the world’s first Deep Learning-powered facial recognition access control system. Deep learning (DL) is an artificial…
Chinese railway station to pilot facial recognition system
A major railway station in southern China will begin testing a new facial recognition system later this month as part…
Retail stores should make use of facial recognition, license plate readers with surveillance systems
New facial recognition-based surveillance systems can provide retailers with crucial business intelligence to improve their overall operations and bottom line,…
ATM banking with facial recognition debuts in China
China’s Tsinghua University and Hangzhou-based Tzekwan Technology have designed and developed the world’s first ATM that features an embedded facial…
Biometrics for banking, law enforcement, intelligence community most popular this week
Here’s a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Fingerprints This week…
Customs’ facial recognition technology trial raises privacy concerns
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents will test facial recognition technology over the…
NEC to install facial recognition surveillance system at Indonesian shopping mall
NEC Corporation announced it has secured a contract from shopping mall developer PT AEON Mall Sinar Mas Land (AMSL) Indonesia…
Interpol calls on APAC authorities to make greater use of biometrics to identify terrorists
Interpol has called on Asia Pacific authorities to more effectively use biometrics in an effort to identify members of dangerous…
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