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Surveillance

Surveillance is the monitoring of the behavior, activities, or other changing information, usually of people for the purpose of influencing, managing, directing, or protecting. It is sometimes done in a surreptitious manner and it most usually refers to observation of individuals or groups by government organizations. Find surveillance solutions here.

 

Facial Recognition Technology Sends Chicago Thief to Prison

A Chicago man, who last year became the first person arrested by Chicago police due to the use of facial…

 

Texas jail adds biometrics to data-sharing system

Last week, the Cameron County Commissioners’ Court in Texas approved a contract to license additional Odyssey services for use by…

 

Trinidad to introduce biometric mapping system for children

The Trinidad Ministry of the People and Social Development announced last week that the government will introduce a new biometric…

 

Top biometrics news stories, week of June 8

Biometrics Week in Review: Apple debuts TouchID API, Facial recognition 30% more accurate, NEC launches MAG1C, facial recognition vending machines,…

 

NSA collects facial recognition quality images from intercepted communications: report

The NSA has been harvesting images from communications it intercepts for facial recognition processing. This according to a report in…

 

ACLU wants legislation to enforce facial recognition privacy measures

While the American Civil Liberties Union has endorsed the use of a voluntary code of conduct for companies to utilize…

 

Canadian academics, privacy groups issue statement against mass spying

In Canada this week, a number of academics have become signatories to a statement calling upon governments to reign in…

 

Indiana school board OKs fingerprint-scan policy

A plan to implement a policy that would use fingerprint tracking for Fort Wayne, Indiana school lunches was approved earlier…

 

Opposition in Turks & Caicos introduce biometrics law for debate

The official opposition party in the Turks & Caicos Islands has proposed new biometric surveillance legislation. The People’s Democratic Movement…

 

Biometrics-Based Airport Processing System to be trialled at Aruba Airport

The Aruba Airport will implement on a trial basis a new biometrics-based passenger processing system developed by Vision-Box at airport…

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