NYC facial recognition startup scraping social media to identify protestors
Outrage and biometric data privacy compliance concerns related to the use of images scraped from social media by Clearview AI…
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Face biometrics popularity comes with opportunity and risk
Face biometrics are increasingly the preferred way for people to complete processes from international travel to attending concerts, as seen…
London to introduce permanent live facial recognition cameras
London police have announced their plans to install the UK’s first permanent live facial recognition cameras, catching potential criminals by…
Facial recognition tender for Toronto police draws interest from major vendors
Eleven biometrics providers, including large international firms, are vying to provide Toronto police with a new facial recognition system, which…
Sweden proposes law on live facial recognition to curb gang violence
The Swedish government has proposed a new law allowing the police to use real-time facial recognition to crack down on…
Brazil regulator demands details on stadium biometrics
Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) is asking for data protection impact assessment reports from 23 clubs that have deployed…
Surveillance, identity and the right to go missing
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Do we have a right to go missing? The global…
Sri Lanka biometric data to be secured with hashing
Sri Lanka will secure the biometric data for its national ID system in hashed form. This one-way technology converts biometric…
Cameroon opens new ID card production centre as issuance gains traction
A major center for the production of identity documents has been commissioned in Cameroon’s economic capita, Douala. The Minister of…
Iran rolls out AI platform prototype amid facial recognition surveillance accusations
Iran has presented a prototype of its national AI platform, designed to address both the country’s lagging technological development and…
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