UK Citizen’s Biometrics Council says ICO guidance is a step in the right direction
The Citizen’s Biometrics Council of the Ada Lovelace Institute says the UK Information Commissioner’s Office has made a good start…
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.
SuperCom secures $3M alcohol monitoring contract in California
SuperCom, through its subsidiary, Leaders in Community Alternatives (LCA), has secured a contract to provide alcohol monitoring technologies and related…
Bermuda adds live facial recognition to CCTV network
Bermuda is planning a $4 million project to upgrade its CCTV network, equipping it with facial and license-plate recognition algorithms….
More reports that Hikvision, Nvidia still involved in China ethnic surveillance
There is a new account about how China’s Hikvision biometric surveillance firm continues to specifically target that nation’s Uyghur population…
Argentina resort city launching live facial recognition with or without fugitive database
Stymied by the national Argentina government, a resort city on the Atlantic Coast will deploy facial recognition software that local…
Global spike in predictive policing draws on AI and biometrics
In China, authorities are making notable use of biometrics and AI in policing and security, with potential implications for human…
$1.9M a month bid wins contract for São Paulo 20K camera biometric surveillance system
Brazil’s vibrant financial center São Paulo is preparing to deploy 20,000 facial recognition cameras designed to increase public safety. But…
Prisons from Hong Kong to Chennai to Georgia are setting up biometric surveillance
Hong Kong’s Correctional Services Department this week agreed with Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks to build a framework for…
Philippines unveils new CCTV system command center, plans facial recognition procurement
A massive video surveillance communications and command center with more than 400 high-definition CCTV cameras has gone operational in Pasig…
Biometrics and digital ID negatively affect independent journalism in Uganda: study
A study by the African Center for Media Excellence (ACME) demonstrates that the implementation of biometric and digital identity (BDI)…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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