Australian Commission calls for partial facial biometrics moratorium as APAC countries seek balance
The Australian Human Rights Commission is calling for a moratorium on the use of facial recognition in law enforcement and…
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World Bank accused of unknowingly funding China’s biometric surveillance in Xinjiang
Was China’s surveillance state built with World Bank loans? According to official procurement documents, China tried to use the World…
Avigilon launches updated enterprise facial biometric software with ‘appearance alerts’
Avigilon has launched ‘appearance alerts’ to its artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition video management software to help commercial organizations identify people…
China lead in global facial recognition surveillance market examined as rights concerns mount
Biometric facial recognition companies from China are gaining an advantage from having the largest home market and being willing to…
Genetics specialist calls for crack down on DNA databases and biometric companies enabling repression
A call to crack down on companies selling DNA-profiling technologies to customers performing human rights abuses has been made in…
Surveillance cameras to reach 1 billion by 2021 as face biometrics for police, schools, retail roll out
There will be one billion surveillance cameras in operation around the world by 2021, up nearly 30 percent from 770…
U.S. presidential Democratic candidates fear facial recognition, push for strict regulation
Facial recognition technology is a hot topic around every corner, with debates ranging from concerns about racial bias and disparity,…
Facial recognition avoided by Spanish smart city project, planned in Dominican, Indonesia, Brazil
Police in Marbella, Spain are using computer vision analysis of gait, clothes gender, and hair color, but not biometric facial…
Biometric hardware revenues forecast to hit $19B by 2024 on access control and camera growth
Growth in access control equipment, body-worn cameras, and surveillance cameras will drive global revenues in biometric hardware to $19 billion…
Standards for biometric surveillance being drafted for ITU by Chinese businesses
Technology companies based in China are working to shape United Nations’ standards for facial recognition, video monitoring, and surveillance of…
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