DHS’s biometric advanced recognition technology system begins road to the cloud
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology System (HART), which is replacing DHS’s legacy Automated Biometric Identification…
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Tech giants pressured to follow Google in removing gender labels from computer vision services
Google’s move to eliminate gender labels from its artificial intelligence-powered computer vision services has put pressure on Microsoft, Amazon, and…
AWS executive says no misuse of its face biometrics by police, talks foreign government sales
Andy Jassy, Amazon Web Services CEO, would have no problem selling the company’s facial recognition software Rekognition to law enforcement…
AWS sued under Illinois biometric privacy rules for providing third-party storage
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the latest biometrics vendor to be targeted by potential class action litigation under Illinois’ biometric…
NY Police Chief argues facial recognition improves safety without infringing rights
Policing has changed a significantly over the past few decades, and biometric facial recognition has become a highly valuable tool…
Amazon executive defends facial recognition and says company advising government on regulations
Amazon is educating government officials about its Rekognition facial biometric service, and how the technology should be regulated, Amazon Web…
Amazon provides facial recognition for new platform to locate missing children
The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) has announced the launch of a new global platform, dubbed GMCNgine,…
Orlando ends pilot of Amazon Rekognition facial recognition software
The city of Orlando and and the Orlando Police Department announced yesterday in a joint statement that the police pilot…
Amazon boosts Rekognition facial image capacity and performance
Amazon has announced the addition of real-time face recognition across tens of millions of faces, and the capability of detecting…
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