Aussie state police considering broader biometrics platform
Calls to pause law enforcement use of facial recognition notwithstanding, state police officials in Australia are considering a very much…
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Sectoral digital ID cards requested in India, Ghana, advance in Ethiopia
Roadside and pushcart vendors in India have written a petition asking the Union government to issue them biometric ID cards…
Biometrics providers unready for AI Act requirements risk market exclusion: EAB lunch talk
The impact of Europe’s new artificial intelligence regulation on vendors and users of biometrics could be quite severe, and even…
Cubox scores high mark in NIST paperless travel test, airport biometrics to grow four-fold
Cubox has scored the best result in the latest National Institute for Science and Technology Facial Recognition Vendor Test (NIST…
Clearview enters NIST biometric accuracy test with a splash amid image struggle
Clearview AI is taking steps to back up its biometric accuracy claims and show the legitimacy of its business model, with…
Oosto offers guidance on ethical face biometrics deployments, platform upgraded
Oosto has published a white paper on ethical facial recognition deployment and announced a series of next-generation capabilities added to its…
Nigerian digital ID registrations reach 66M, SIM linkage deadline extended
Nigeria’s federal government says at least 66 million citizens and legal residents have now completed the enrollment of their biometrics…
Data protection authority blocks facial recognition from thermal cameras in Quebec
The Canadian province of Quebec has determined that combining thermal cameras with facial recognition or any other identification system violates…
Feds see southwest border as biometric-rich proving ground. So do opponents
The United States’ border with Mexico could be the first real battlefield over the federal government’s comprehensive use of biometric…
Surveillance drones sought by UK police, threatened with sanctions in US
New sanctions could be imposed on DJI Technology, a Chinese maker of drones capable of biometric surveillance, by the American…
