Facial recognition startup to cover Moscow’s CCTV network
The Guardian reports that Russian facial recognition company FindFace is finalizing a deal with Moscow city government covering the city’s…
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Russian photographer uses facial recognition in social media experiment
A recent project entitled ‘Your face is big data’ saw an art school student photograph people who happened to sit…
Pentagon establishes Defense Innovation Advisory Board
The Pentagon has established a new “Defense Innovation Advisory Board” in order to import technological innovation and best practices from…
Unisys appoints FBI vet to lead new initiative
Unisys Corporation has appointed a 20-year veteran of the FBI to lead its newly formed Justice, Law Enforcement and Border…
AiCure wins venture capital funding for medication adherence platform
AiCure recently closed a Series A fundraising round of US$12.25 million from a venture capital consortium led by New Leaf…
World’s largest biometrics database leverages Big Data architecture
A recent news report in Forbes has revealed that the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) uses MapR products to…
Behavioral biometrics helps spot the bad apples before they spoil the game
This is a guest post by Ryan Wilk, vice president of customer success at NuData Security. The online gaming industry…
UK government developing ‘trust framework’ for commercial use of personal data
The UK government is currently working to develop a framework designed to encourage businesses to be more transparent in the…
Explainer: Big Data
Big Data is a term used to describe large and complex data sets that can provide insightful conclusions when analyzed…
Alipay executive says biometrics will replace passwords within three years
At a presentation at the Digital Commerce Summit in Shanghai, Alipay VP Jason Lu predicted that biometric verification for mobile…
