Some in biometric surveillance industry think Uyghur-targeting vendors are getting a pass
If the Security Industry Association was expecting a pat on the back for booting from its ranks a surveillance system…
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Facial recognition providers called on to improve transparency, preserve human rights
Investment company Candriam published a call from 50 global institutional investors to the biometrics industry to address the risks to…
Clear plans $100M IPO, sees biometric platform growth potential in healthcare
Clear is planning a $100 million an initial public offering (IPO) as its biometric access control business extends beyond the…
Biometric access control demand soars: AnyVision, Idemia, Invixium, QTS, Aware updates
Demand for biometric technology in access control systems has prompted a new offering from QTS, a huge implementation involving Idemia,…
Ugandan ID system a ‘national security weapon’ that denies human rights – report
Uganda’s national biometric ID system has failed in its promise to improve access to services for Ugandans, says a new…
Innovatrics brings transparent, open biometrics approach to OSIA
Innovatrics has joined the Open Standards Identity API (OSIA) initiative, an open set of interfaces (APIs) which work as a…
Chinese facial recognition deployments in India, Europe prompt warnings
Chinese-made surveillance projects including biometrics have accelerated in India in recent years, which were developed in the aftermath of terror…
A European perspective for the use of automated face recognition in criminal investigation
A European perspective for the use of automated face recognition in criminal investigation EAB Online Seminar June 15, 2021 –…
Federal US bill to ban law enforcement face biometrics ‘coming soon’
A U.S. senator says he will soon be reintroducing the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium act, as the Electronic…
CBP One app deployed for asylum seekers, biometric surveillance concerns raised
The Biden Administration has “quietly” expanded the use of the CBP One mobile app, which uses face biometrics to confirm…
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