Contactless fingerprint biometrics move towards police deployment with UK trials
The performance of software and smartphone cameras for contactless fingerprint capture is promising enough to look towards a possible launch…
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UK police promise more fingerprint matching, facial recognition in efficiency revamp
Biometrics, automation, and drones are a part of the United Kingdom’s new plan to transform policing. Gavin Stephens, chair of…
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SiLC Technologies
SiLC Technologies brings expertise in silicon photonics to advance market deployment of FMCW LiDAR solutions. The company’s 4D+ Eyeonic Chip…
AI Act agreement held up by biometrics restrictions as debate deadline nears
The sausage-making behind the EU’s proposed AI Act is nearing its end and yet the legislation appears to have reached…
NEC partners with I3 on responsible forensic biometrics training
NEC America has announced an agreement with Ideal Innovations Inc. to facilitate training for the responsible use of facial recognition…
Facial recognition still far from a black-and-white issue in UK
An advocacy group protesting police use of facial recognition in the UK alleges that Parliament is providing poor oversight of…
UN rights chief: Remote biometric surveillance of protests brings ‘unacceptable risks’
Remote biometric surveillance systems are raising “serious concerns,” the United Nations rights chief says in a newly issued set of…
Israel considers extending emergency changes to biometric data sharing policy
There are qualms in Israel about emergency policy changes being sought for biometric identification. According to one local report, it…
EU considers some remote biometric identification in a trade-off for prohibitions
There is give and take in any biometric transaction, and the passing of the EU’s AI Act is no exception….
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