Policing and facial recognition: What’s stopping them?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner “If it’s legal and it works, what’s stopping them?” Police…
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.
Brazilian groups call for ban on facial recognition
Brazil is operating facial recognition for law enforcement and public security without meeting minimum standards of transparency, according to a…
Key US lawmakers ask for more info on NIST’s Digital Identity Guidelines
Three U.S. lawmakers with sway over federal technology policies asked the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology…
QazSmartVision shows out in NIST face biometrics, image quality testing
Biometrics providers from in and around the Middle East are taking a more prominent place in facial recognition evaluations by…
Swedish police want to fight crime with live facial recognition
The Swedish police want to use facial recognition in real time to crack down on serious crimes. Government investigators have…
Biometrics cycle from innovations to scale-up opportunities
Biometrics integrations range from the experimental to the everyday in the most-read articles of the week on Biometric Update. Yesterday’s…
US Justice developing AI use guidelines for law enforcement, civil rights
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to advance draft guidelines for the use of AI and biometric tools like…
Airport authorities expand biometrics deployments with Thales, Idemia tech
Biometric deployments involving Thales, Idemia and Vision-Box, alongside agencies like the TSA, highlight the aviation industry’s commitment to streamlining operations….
ZeroBiometrics passes pioneering BixeLab biometric template protection test
ZeroBiometrics’ face biometrics software meets the specifications for template protection set out in the ISO/IEC 30136, according to a pioneering…
Omniq, NEC to blend vehicle and facial recognition for public safety systems
License plate recognition and access control provider Omniq and NEC are expanding their partnership with a heightened focus on improving…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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