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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.

 

IPVM launches evaluation of facial recognition systems in real-world conditions

Security camera trade publication IPVM has published its first-ever Facial Recognition Rankings, which indicate significant differences between the performance claimed…

 

Tiny radar biometric sensor could identify people by their heartbeat — researchers

A seemingly impossibly small radar sensor capable of detecting biometrics including heart beats has been created by researchers at the…

 

UK bouncers to trial body cams with facial recognition

In Southampton, England, bouncers at seven different venues will wear cameras with facial recognition in a 3 month trial to…

 

CRISP report underlines fear that UK is heading into a biometric safety vacuum

Fraser Sampson remains unhappy with the UK government’s stance on privacy, comparing the decision to abolish his office and remove…

 

Thermo Fisher DNA identifiers at issue in call for new China sanctions

A special U.S. Congressional commission is urging the departments of Commerce, State and Treasury to restrict the export of DNA…

 

Muslim-fearing nation and fearful Muslim nation rumored building biometric monitor network

Two of the world’s most rigidly authoritarian regimes have deep-seated problems with Islam and intend to erase their problems using…

 

EPIC urges changes to UK ICO’s biometric data guidance

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), an advocacy group specializing in privacy and human rights, recently urged the United Kingdom’s…

 

Advocates say people think of biometric identification all wrong

A digital rights organization says the popular view of biometric identification and surveillance is backward and the result is the…

 

Surveillance report opts for vague biometrics fear over specificity

A new report from a British think-tank suggests that African governments are investing heavily in biometrics for surveillance but appears…

 

Taiwanese pols raise security concerns with biometric gear from China, Thailand

The acquisition of biometric attendance machines from China and Thailand by some municipal offices in Taiwan’s capital Taipei has sparked…

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