Irving, Texas
USA
NEC Corporation of America – Irving, TX
NEC Corporation of America (NEC) is a leading technology integrator providing solutions that improve the way people work and communicate. NEC delivers integrated Solutions for Society that are aligned with our customers’ priorities to create new value for people, businesses, and society, with a special focus on safety, security, and efficiency. We deliver one of the industry’s strongest and most innovative portfolios of communications, analytics, security, biometrics, and technology solutions that unleash customers’ productivity potential. Through these solutions, NEC combines its best-in-class solutions and technology and leverages a robust partner ecosystem to solve today’s most complex business problems. NEC Corporation of America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, a global technology leader with a presence in 140 countries and $27 billion in revenues. For more information, please visit www.necam.com.
NEC Corporation of America – Irving, TX Biometrics News
CBP tests walk-through facial recognition for long-elusive land-border biometric exit
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has taken another step toward closing one of the government’s biggest remaining gaps in…
| Sep 24, 2026 | Ohio moves statewide biometric system to NEC-managed cloudOhio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation is upgrading its statewide multi-biometric identification system (MBIS) and moving it to a cloud service… |
| Aug 11, 2026 | British Transport Police extends live facial recognition trial into Underground stationsThe British Transport Police (BTP) are expanding its live facial recognition trial with deployments in London Underground stations. The first… |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Western Australia’s LFR trial draws criticism over privacy risks, limited consultationA five-month mobile trial of live facial recognition in Western Australia has led to real-time results and concern. During a… |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Western Australia police launch trial of NEC’s live facial recognitionPolice in Western Australia are launching a trial of live facial recognition technology in public spaces. A post on the… |
| May 13, 2026 | Met Police tout arrests, crime drop from permanent LFR camera pilotThe London police have published the results of the UK’s first permanent live facial recognition (LFR) test: During the six-month… |
| Mar 27, 2026 | NEC continues cooperation with WIN on biometric matching for law enforcementNEC has announced a deal to provide the latest version of its integrated biometric workstation to a consortium of U.S…. |
| Feb 27, 2026 | London testing facial recognition app for police as another false match surfacesLondon police will soon start testing “operator-initiated facial recognition” (OIFR), a mobile app that allows officers to photograph a person… |
| Feb 12, 2026 | UK police begins live facial recognition trials at railway stationsThe UK police have kicked off a six-month pilot using live facial recognition (LFR) surveillance to monitor train stations. The… |
| Feb 2, 2026 | ICE’s facial recognition app is new, but the NEC tech behind it is well knownThe revelation that the Mobile Fortify app used by ICE to identify suspected immigration procedure violators, and increasingly protestors, uses… |
| Feb 2, 2026 | ICE, FBI expand facial recognition use to protest investigationsFederal use of facial recognition and related surveillance technologies has expanded decisively into the monitoring of domestic protest activity, according… |
| Jan 29, 2026 | ICE facial recognition app Mobile Fortify powered by NECWhen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its 2025 AI Use Case Inventory Wednesday, it included the first official… |
| Jan 12, 2026 | No false alerts in UK POC of live facial recognition for immigration enforcementA single arrest was made following a live facial recognition match at a UK port during a November proof-of-concept trial,… |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Dubai launches city-wide biometric hotel check-inDubai is ready to overhaul its hotel arrival experience across the entire emirate with a one‑time contactless check‑in system. This… |
| Nov 16, 2025 | Live facial recognition vans spread across seven additional UK citiesUK police authorities are expanding their live facial recognition (LFR) surveillance program, which uses cameras on top of vans to… |
| Nov 5, 2025 | NEC looks to expand face payments program with Stripe terminal integrationPaper’s done, plastic’s over; it’s face time. In Japan, Stripe and NEC Corporation are partnering to enable in-store face payments… |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Metropolitan Police to expand live facial recognition use even amid legal challengeThe Metropolitan Police plans to intensify its deployment of live facial recognition (LFR) technology across London, citing its effectiveness in… |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Live mobile facial recognition gains popularity among US, UK law enforcementOperator-initiated facial recognition (OIFR) is gaining popularity in the U.S. and UK as a tool for identifying possible illegal immigrants… |
| Sep 30, 2025 | NEC, HID partner on biometric scanner with identity matchingNEC Corporation of America and HID have announced a strategic alliance, bringing together NEC’s advanced SmartScan software and HID’s biometric… |
| Sep 12, 2025 | New UK facial recognition vans equipped with NEC softwarePolice in England and Wales are expanding their use of live facial recognition from NEC Software Solutions UK Ltd with… |
