Challenges in face biometrics addressed with new tech and research amid high stakes
Big biometrics contracts and deals were the theme of several of the stories on that drew the most interest from…
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UK government rejects calls for clearer facial recognition laws
Debates continue among British lawmakers on the legality of police deployment of live facial recognition. After the UK Parliament’s Justice…
Does facial recognition work if surgery alters a person’s face?
In the wealthy district of Gangnam in Seoul, immortalized in the viral pop hit “Gangnam Style,” there are currently 447…
UK police fully embrace the potential of facial recognition with £55.5M to spend
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today announced a major new investment in facial recognition technology as part of a wider…
European Parliament votes yes on controversial Asylum and Migration Pact
Today, the European parliament voted to adopt the contentious Asylum and Migration Pact, which includes reforms to the EURODAC biometric…
Hailo integrates Paravision facial recognition software for edge biometric identification
Paravision has partnered with Hailo to incorporate their advanced facial recognition technology into specialized devices, such as the Hailo-8 AI…
Idemia upgrading Nigeria’s national biometric system to handle 250M IDs
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is upgrading the country’s biometric identification system to handle the records of up to…
Digital ID holders exempt from security checks in Iraq region
Digital ID holders in Iraq will be exempt from routine security checks by police, according to a report from Shafaq…
Public sector biometrics back national gains despite staggered adoption
Government biometrics projects and approvals of digital ID technologies made up most of the top news stories on Biometric Update…
Campaign urges UK to bypass biometrics to reunite Gaza families
A coalition of groups in law, human rights and charitable work is petitioning the UK government to implement a visa…
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