Biometrics bias less than reported, Blink CEO says, but university to investigate AI
Blink Identity CEO Mary Haskett says any biometrics or AI that could lead to mass surveillance should be restricted because…
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Supercom supplies biometric offender tracking for Finland in $3.6M contract win
Finland is the latest jurisdiction to select SuperCom to provide its biometric offender monitoring technology, at an expected contract value of…
Cruise lines using BriefCam’s facial recognition for COVID-19 contact tracing
Cruise ships operated by Celebrity and Royal Caribbean have integrated BriefCam video analytics with facial recognition into their existing security systems…
Canadian liquor and cannabis retailers’ biometrics use found inappropriate
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (B.C.) found via a review that some private sector licensed…
A tri-polar privacy world: China, EU, US conflict on rights regimes
There’s an old African saying: When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. And when elephants make love,…
More sanctions knock Belarus face biometrics firm off center
Having already sanctioned an Eastern European maker of facial recognition tools for their use in political oppression, the European Union…
Ambarella doubles up on resolution for imaging, AI at the edge
Ambarella, a provider of semiconductor products for next-generation video and image processing, today announced a new family of imaging processors…
Ban biometrics from public spaces, EU data protection authorities recommend
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) have issued a call for a broad…
UK Commissioner advises on risks of facial recognition use in public spaces
UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has set out recommendations and addressing concerns about live facial recognition (LFR) use in UK…
Covints integrates Aidentity biometrics to mitigate CBRNE attacks
Covert Overt Intelligence Solutions (Covints), an Indian defense company, and Aidentity, a UK-based biometric identification solutions firm, have established a…
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