Retail facial recognition for crime prevention finds support in Australia, UK
Retailers in Australia and the UK are keen to use facial recognition to cut down on shoplifting and violence in…
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Malawi unveils measures to expedite ID issuance for biometric voter registration
Malawi’s National Registration Bureau (NRB) says it is fully complying with a High Court ruling of October 25 which directed…
Face biometrics development targeting tricky tasks
Face biometrics are a common theme running through the most-read articles of the week on Biometric Update, along with the…
iMars conference reveals details on the EES pre-enrollment app
Europe has delayed the introduction of its biometric-based traveler registration scheme, the Entry-Exit System (EES) but it continues working on…
US Senators want investigation of TSA’s expanding use of facial recognition
This week, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, a vocal advocate for privacy rights and transparency, joined forces with a bipartisan coalition…
Morph attack assessment platform, image quality research results encouraging
Face morphing spoof attacks against biometric systems are particularly challenging for border systems to detect, and as morph attack detection…
Australia’s debate on age verification for social media reaches Parliament
The Australian government has introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16. The…
‘KYC alone is not enough’: Proof, Reality Defender on threat of AI-driven fraud
The growing prevalence of generative AI has unlocked positive potential across a range of industries, but it has also amplified…
Privacy International says biometric tracking of migrants in UK ‘intrusive’
Privacy International has found a biometric device used by the United Kingdom’s Home Office to track migrants “intrusive and stigmatizing…
Eswatini unveils readiness report for digital ID, transformation push
The Kingdom of Eswatini has unveiled the findings of its first Digital Readiness Assessment, a collaborative effort between the Ministry…
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