US loses appetite for university research but not China
In a report that should surprise no one, China is funding sensitive research – including biometric surveillance tools — in…
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Two ways to not protect biometric data demonstrated by world’s most populous countries
Several civil society groups in India are highly concerned about the spread of facial recognition and other surveillance technologies in…
Innovatrics releases digital ID verification for remote hotel check-ins
Slovakia-based biometric solutions provider Innovatrics has released a new digital onboarding toolkit designed for contactless hotel check-in apps. The toolkit…
Hotel chains in China sign up for biometric check-ins, AI-powered personalization
Alibaba will provide facial recognition for biometric check-ins for in-country travelers at two Marriott International hotels in China, reports industry…
Chinese authorities mum on alleged breach of a billion people’s data
Psst! Wanna buy a billion personal records? A hacker claims to have stolen a database containing the personal information of…
Synthetic data getting serious for biometrics training
Synthetic data created by artificial intelligence systems, for AI systems is a growing market, as general adversarial networks (GANs) are…
Megvii Chief Scientist Sun Jian dies. Leaves behind notable AI innovations on 2 continents
A bright mind in AI and biometrics, Megvii innovator Sun Jian has died aged 45 after a sudden illness. No…
TrinamiX facial authentication from behind OLED now certified by IIFAA
TrinamiX has notched up another biometric security certificate for its Face Authentication solution that works from behind an OLED smartphone…
China to introduce digital ID cards nationwide
China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang has said the country will in the course of this year introduce the digital ID…
Advancements in automobile biometrics, AI continue full speed ahead
SenseTime is taking a detour from facial recognition into an AI system that detects manufacturing defects, Hyundai’s Genesis was awarded…
