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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.

 

How to avoid becoming the next major BIPA class action target when using facial recognition for security and surveillance

By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney Swift, rapid advances have fueled a proliferation of facial recognition…

 

Alibaba and China Mobile rumored to be investing $443M in Dahua’s biometric surveillance business

Dahua may be in line for a major investment in its biometric surveillance business from Alibaba and China Mobile, with Reuters reporting…

 

IBM calls for export controls on some facial biometrics technologies to prevent human rights abuses

Biometric facial recognition exports from the U.S. should be subject to new controls, IBM argues, to avoid putting the powerful…

 

FiberSense launches tech that tells the ‘vibe’ of a Smart City

FiberSense, a startup based in Australia, has turned a unique technology into a service that turns fiber optic networks into…

 

RailTel launches tender for face biometric and thermal screening system at Indian train stations

India’s RailTel has launched a tender for a camera system with biometric facial recognition and thermal body temperature scanning to…

 

Indian government urged to listen to more voices on data protection, ministry requests surveillance funds

India’s government is considering legislation for protecting personal data, including biometric information, but a civil society group says its consultations…

 

European Commission hasn’t completely ruled out biometric facial recognition ban in public spaces

The European Commission is still considering a ban on the use of biometric facial recognition technology in public spaces in…

 

China wants covid swabs. Hong Kong fears biometric spying

In a stark example of how authoritarian biometrics policies designed to enforce order can instead cause instability, Hong Kongers are…

 

Hikvision biometric surveillance equipment gets deeper into the Baltics

Hikvision, the partially Chinese state-owned maker of video surveillance and biometric facial recognition systems, bought a Baltic-region wholesaler of surveillance…

 

SenseTime’s biometrics business grows during COVID-19 despite U.S. ban

Despite being included on the U.S. Entity List of blacklisted Chinese companies, SenseTime’s business has been flourishing in China, where…

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