Retailers turning to biometrics to speed up in-store age checks
From Glasgow to Seoul to Moscow, retailers are embracing biometric and AI-powered age verification technologies to tighten compliance, protect minors…
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Russia’s state-backed WeChat copy launches digital ID
Russian state-backed ‘super app’ Max has launched a test version of its digital identity feature, designed to allow users to…
Future proofing metro and rail networks with biometric recognition
RecFaces is hosting an online panel with experts discussing insights in transport, security and advanced tech industries. The “All Aboard…
Palm and face biometrics in competition as retail payment modalities of choice
Palm biometrics is gaining ground with companies planning implementations in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. While fingerprints and face…
Meta trims smart glasses privacy policy ahead of possible FRT integration
Meta has reportedly discussed introducing facial recognition to its smart glasses, allowing users to identify people they come across. The…
Russia’s Unified Biometric System registering more foreign citizens
Over 200,000 foreign citizens in Russia registered their data in the country’s national biometric database Unified Biometric System (UBS) in…
Civil liberties network calls for radical transparency in police use of facial recognition
Rights groups say UK’s new policing bill opens door to biometric matching with drivers database. Georgia’s privacy watchdog launches probe…
Tailored biometric systems tests lay the foundation for trust: biometrics labs
Although language varies across regions, most regulations on biometric technology necessitate that it be robust, accurate, reliable, highly effective, or…
St. Petersburg plans to introduce ethnicity recognition to monitor migrants
The Russian city of St. Petersburg plans to equip 8,000 cameras with ethnicity recognition capabilities to monitor its migrant population,…
EU investigating Atos over buying EES software through Russian office
European prosecutors are investigating French IT company Atos for using its Russian office to purchase software for the upcoming EU’s…
