Trump administration expands facial recognition while erasing oversight policy
The Trump administration quietly erased a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy on facial recognition from its public website while…
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Australia and Idemia complete national law enforcement biometrics upgrade
A long-awaited upgrade to Australia’s national fingerprint biometric system for law enforcement with technology from Idemia Public Security is finally…
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner backs regulating LFR with primary legislation
The UK has been debating its lack of unified regulation for facial recognition use over the past several years. In…
Facial recognition turns dating apps into a new surveillance front
Websites that promise to expose cheaters are steadily erasing the last layer of privacy left in online dating. Platforms like…
Germany considers allowing face biometric web searches by police, watchdog critical
An expert report commissioned by AlgorithmWatch, a European digital rights organization, has pointed out the technical and legal issues with…
BixeLab joins FIDO Face Verification program, certifies Aware
Aware has received FIDO Alliance Certification for Face Verification, gaining recognition for its identity verification tech including liveness detection and…
You’re going to need a bigger lab: BixeLab reveals new facility, contract, projects
BixeLab has revealed a new contract, introduced a new executive and teased a forthcoming report while showing off its new…
Aurora, Colorado police move closer to using facial recognition technology
After years of internal planning and public debate about biometric surveillance, the Aurora Police Department (APD) has asked city leaders…
Cognitec updates facial recognition toolset for speed, accuracy with large databases
The latest version of Cognitec’s face matching and facial estimation algorithms are integrated into its updated FaceVACS-DBScan ID software release,…
Signicat updates EU identity services with Innovatrics biometric integration
Digital identity provider Signicat says it has strengthened its remote verification capabilities across the European Union by integrating Innovatrics’ biometric…
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