More Indian states launch facial recognition tenders for public security camera deployments
Despite lingering concerns from rights advocates about the use of facial recognition in public places, the use of the technology…
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Guardian RFID debuts cloud-based prison platform with facial recognition
Guardian RFID, a Maple Grove, Minnesota-based company that specializes in correctional facility technology, has launched a cloud product that utilizes…
A 2020 court fight in South Africa reveals dominance of biometric surveillance industry
A multi-part news investigation by the MIT Technology Review looking at private surveillance — which some call surveillance capitalism —…
Ada Lovelace analysis suggests EU AI Act could curtail biometrics regulation
A ban on facial recognition by the EU AI Act could actually reduce protections against biometrics surveillance afforded by existing national…
Irish debate on biometric surveillance intensifies
Legislation in Ireland aimed at setting standards for the use of surveillance by national police ignores biometric data collection, according…
More automatic forensic biometric data sharing proposed for privacy-focused Europe
In another example of how sentiment about privacy is complex if not chaotic at the moment, European politicians are considering…
A UK regulator and former Chinese prisoner speak out on autocratic biometric surveillance
Days after the United Kingdom’s biometrics surveillance regulator asked a Chinese camera maker to publicly clarify its participation in the…
UK updates its surveillance toolkit for smaller businesses
Are you a UK small-business owner? Are you biometric curious? Want to do surveillance right? The government has you covered….
Hanwha Techwin America opens center to showcase AI security, surveillance applications
Hanwha Techwin, the U.S. subsidiary of South Korean firm Hanwha Corporation, is showcasing some of its latest security and surveillance…
Vietnam launching digital health pass as Hawaii looks to repurpose screening investments
Well over two years into the global COVID-19 pandemic, digital health passes are still rolling out, even as authorities try…
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