NJ man wrongfully arrested based on facial recognition sues police and prosecutors
A New Jersey man has filed a civil rights lawsuit against police and prosecutors alleging racial profiling and misconduct in…
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Disruption boosts new markets for biometrics as digital ID undergoes shock evolution
A review of the top article of each month from 2020 on Biometric Update shows the top themes of the…
Cameroon plans to introduce a biometric youth card in 2021, but is it ready?
Cameroon, like a number of other countries across Africa, is gradually delving into and embracing biometrics and digital identity. This…
ZKTeco plans $190M IPO in China, US factory for biometric access control devices
ZKTeco made close to $250 million in revenues from its biometrics and access control technology in 2019, and is planning…
Biometrics, drones and robotic guards: Inside Hong Kong’s first ‘smart prison’
Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution in Shek O, Hong Kong, is to become the city’s first smart prison in 2021,…
New York State suspends school biometric surveillance
Deciding that the use of facial recognition in schools it too risky — at least politically — New York Governor…
Precise Biometrics collaborates on residential access control with Sehlhall Fastigheter
Precise Biometrics has partnered with Sweden-based sustainable community property manager Sehlhall Fastigheter to create a residential access system with biometric…
Massachusetts governor to sign bill limiting police facial recognition after compromise
A compromise has been reached between Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and the state senate to reduce the restrictions on facial…
Biometric verification reveals 10K ghost workers on Zimbabwe public payroll
The use of biometrics to identify ‘ghosts’ receiving fraudulent payments in Africa continues, with Zimbabwe excising at least 10,000 ghost…
Togo hopes to launch new biometric ID card in 2021
The minister in charge of digital economy and digital transformation in the West African nation of Togo, Cina Lawson, says…
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