New Zealand’s Foodstuff defends its use of facial recognition
Consumer and civil rights groups are questioning the results of a facial recognition trial conducted by New Zealand’s supermarket chain…
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China’s online ID system may not be so bad, says analysis
China’s efforts to introduce a national online ID system have been stoking fears that the Communist Party is introducing yet…
Surveillance tech firm Auror raises NZ$82M for global expansion
New Zealand crime intelligence platform Auror has raised NZ$82 million (roughly US$48.7 million) that will be used to fund its…
Russia plans biometrics, CCTV use to automate enforcement of petty offenses
Russia plans to use the Unified Biometric System (UBS) to charge automatic fines for various minor administrative violations such as…
Biometrics coming to more stadiums with facial recognition tender in NSW
Venues New South Wales (VNSW) has issued a tender for facial recognition systems to be deployed at Stadium Australia (Accor…
Transparent warfare: navigating privacy and ethics in the military use of AI
Military AI systems rely on vast amounts of data, much of which involves potentially sensitive or personally identifiable information (PII)…
Veritone Track updated to include AI-assisted vehicle tracking at scale
Veritone has announced “significant enhancements” to Veritone Track, a video forensics tool that enables authorities to track people – and…
Human rights groups want tighter US export controls for facial recognition
Human rights organizations are expressing support for the U.S. government’s plans to introduce new export controls on facial recognition systems…
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…
Hikvision reportedly laying off 1K staff in China amid effects of sanctions
Chinese surveillance equipment manufacturer and facial recognition provider Hikvision is said to be facing economic knocks from U.S.-imposed sanctions which…
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