Leaked documents reveal details on Russia’s upcoming surveillance system
The Kremlin is spending millions of dollars on facial recognition-powered surveillance that can track its citizens. A new cache of…
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Biometrics projects scaling up through open-source releases, big money deals
Scaling biometrics projects is the theme of the most-read articles of the past week on Biometric Update, with lofty ambitions…
Florida town installs live facial recognition to protect against 3 trespassers
Lakeland, Florida is not known as a particularly violent city. It does not appear on lists of America’s most crime-ridden…
Cameroon wants €50M to expand facial recognition surveillance project
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has asked his Minister of Economy, Alamine Ousmane Mey, to source funding to the tune of…
Buenos Aires’ controversial facial recognition network remains in limbo
The future of Buenos Aires’ controversial public facial recognition system, which has been used to spy on civil society members…
Bitel launches smart city project in Peru
Bitel, a major telecom in Peru, has invested $70,000 in a smart city project involving facial recognition in Trujillo, specifically…
Hailo chooses Visidon to enhance video quality in low-light conditions
Hailo is integrating Visidon’s low-light video enhancement technology into its Hailo-15 AI vision processor to advance AI-powered video analytics for…
Ukraine prepares law to unify its biometric surveillance systems
Ukraine is preparing a law that will help it unify its public video surveillance system – and sparking concerns among…
AI Act passes EU parliament, arguments on implementation and implications heat up
The European Union’s AI Act has been approved by European Parliament by a wide margin. With one more approval, it…
RecFaces live facial recognition used for security during 2024 Brazilian Carnival
Cameras using Id-Guard from RecFaces, a Dubai-based facial recognition software developer, were used to secure Brazil Carnival 2024, according to…
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