Growing use of advocacy for facial recognition to identify deceased
India is considering the use of facial recognition to identify deceased persons and unidentified “found persons.” The proposal was put…
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Federal joint agency report on law enforcement use of biometrics released
The rapid evolution and deployment of biometric technologies have profoundly reshaped law enforcement practices in the United States. While these…
Dahua distances itself from Xinjiang biometric surveillance by cancelling contracts
Biometric surveillance camera-maker Dahua has announced that it and its subsidiaries have cancelled contracts for five projects with local governments…
Revealed: the world’s most surveilled cities of 2024?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner What was the most surveilled city in the world last…
New ENBIC Center signals hope for stronger adoption of ECOWAS regional ID card
The recently inaugurated Bola Ahmed Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex (BATTIC) in Nigeria which comprises a facility for the production for…
Vietnam reaches 70M enrolled in biometric national ID database
Vietnam has successfully enrolled 70 million citizens into its national ID database over the last two years thanks to a…
ROC deploys Vision AI tech for smart city initiative in West Virginia
Colorado’s ROC has announced a new public security deployment in Marion County, West Virginia, marking the launch of its Smart…
Contract tendered for biometric registration kits, back-end hardware in DRC
Biometrics providers are invited to bid on a contract for biometric registration and identification hardware and software for use by…
FBI, DEA deployment of AI raises privacy, civil rights concerns
A required audit of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) efforts to integrate AI such…
Biometric authentication, mDLs, digital wallets and passkeys on the cusp
Biometric authentication is a common factor in the digital identity trends of the week, the past year and possibly the…
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