Lax security, procurement alleged behind Indian police facial recognition app breach
A biometric data breach from a police system in Telangana, India that may have exposed the facial images of an…
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Bills to ban facial recognition spark lively debate in New York council
New York City Council chambers hosted a policy donnybrook over facial recognition technology today, as members grilled representatives from the…
Germany’s live facial recognition system could be unconstitutional: Data watchdog
A real-time facial recognition system used by German police to track criminals has reportedly been deployed without the knowledge of…
Kurdistan completes biometric voter registration amid delayed elections
The Iraqi region of Kurdistan is still awaiting its long-overdue parliamentary elections despite ongoing political strife, the process of registering…
Iran shares more on using facial recognition to police hijabs
Iranian authorities have shared more details on the country’s upcoming law introducing facial recognition surveillance against women who fail to…
Biometric technology buyers are facing an assessment conundrum: Idemia
The market for biometric identification technology has grown rapidly in the past several years with buyers increasingly forced to choose…
Those wronged by facial recognition join rights groups in calling for police ban
There is a small but growing lobby made up of people who have been wrongly arrested as a result of…
Ugandan human rights lawyer’s arrest exposes use of national ID for surveillance
A Ugandan human rights lawyer’s recent arrest highlights the country’s surveillance and government control via the use of the national…
Control iD selects Paravision face biometrics for physical access control system
Control iD, a access control device provider, has introduced iDFace Max, an access control system that leverages advanced facial recognition…
Nepal’s digital identity transformation fosters challenges
In striving to develop a comprehensive digital identity system, Nepal is embarking on a transformative journey, promising to overhaul the…
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