Biometrics registration on the way to the US border is not getting easier for migrants
Information technology’s benefits can be intangible and hard to quantify, but its failings are often apparent. Evidence of this can…
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Indonesia developing facial recognition system for public transportation system access
The Indonesian government is developing a facial recognition system to identify passengers using its transportation system. According to reporting by…
Ireland to introduce a bill on retrospective facial recognition use by police
Legislators in Ireland plan to introduce a standalone bill governing the use of facial recognition by its police force before…
Namibian lawmakers examine bill to streamline civil registration, lower age for ID cards
A draft piece of legislation seeking to make changes to Namibia’s civil status registration and identification system is currently in…
French Senate votes in favor of public facial recognition pilot
The French Senate voted on Monday to adopt a draft law on testing facial recognition technology in public spaces. The…
Spies want to disguise voices while researchers work to detect voice spoofs
A U.S. intelligence project incubator has announced it is looking for help creating anonymous real-time speech algorithms that disguise a…
EU Parliament approves AI Act amid heated biometrics debates
The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act entered its final phase on Wednesday after the European Parliament adopted its position on…
Judges decide cops can’t use black-box biometrics systems in criminal case
In an enforceable blow for transparency in facial recognition, an appeals court in the U.S. state of New Jersey has…
Google Photos now suggesting names when no face visible
It may not exactly be back-of-the-head recognition, or male-pattern-baldness biometrics, but Google Photos appears to have developed a way to…
Facial recognition used to identify victims of deadly train accident in India
Railway authorities have used facial recognition technology to determine the identity of at least 50 dead bodies from the recent…
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