China releases draft case for national digital ID, raising fears of tighter social control
China is planning the launch of a national digital ID, and in a sense it is surprising that it has…
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.
Hammersmith and Fulham builds on largest CCTV network per person in UK
An update filed with the Social Inclusion and Community Safety PAC by the West London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham…
Facial recognition and AI monitoring deployed in India’s largest railway network
India’s rail networks are adding AI and facial recognition systems to their stations, part of a growing biometrics and surveillance…
Recfaces argues biometric data privacy rule carries Olympics security risk
RecFaces is calling for facial recognition technology (FRT) to be used as a key security measure to protect critical infrastructure…
Serbia’s surveillance systems are rising amid a democratic deficit: report
From schools and streets to and public companies and parks, Serbia has been building up its CCTV surveillance system, reaching…
German lawmakers call for bans on biometric surveillance
German lawmakers are calling for a ban on biometric surveillance and accusing the German police of handing over sensitive biometric…
Researchers spotlight Russia’s opaque facial recognition surveillance system
In recent years, Russia has been attracting attention for its use of facial recognition surveillance to track down protestors, opposition…
UK train stations trial Amazon emotion recognition on passengers
Amazon-powered AI cameras are now being used to monitor and analyze passengers’ emotions by employing a combination of “smart” CCTV…
Five Eyes biometric data sharing increases by over 100X with little transparency
A network for sharing biometrics, demographics and other data about visitors, migrants and other travelers has ballooned in scope and…
India has 170 facial recognition systems, but only a handful are operational
The use of biometric facial recognition for large-scale surveillance and crime prevention has become widespread. According to the Panoptic Tracker…
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