Springfield passes facial biometrics moratorium as new deployments announced
The local government of Springfield, Massachusetts has approved legislation to place a moratorium on use of biometric facial recognition by…
Brazil
Facial recognition avoided by Spanish smart city project, planned in Dominican, Indonesia, Brazil
Police in Marbella, Spain are using computer vision analysis of gait, clothes gender, and hair color, but not biometric facial…
National digital ID system in Brazil delayed by lack of deal for biometric database access
The new national digital ID plan under which Brazil was to begin issuing credentials this month has been delayed, Bnamericas…
Biometric registration keeps Brazilian voters in line for hours
Voters in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza waited for hours in mile-long lines on Saturday at the Ceará Event Center…
Blockchain and biometrics leveraged for digital birth certificate in Brazil
The birth of a baby in Brazil has been registered on a blockchain through a biometric process in what was…
Brazil plans massive centralized biometric database of all citizens to improve agency data sharing
The government of Brazil intends to collect a broad range of biographic and biometric information, including fingerprint, iris, face, voice,…
Brazilian consumer rights watchdog vetoes facial recognition tech
Brazilian consumer rights watchdog Idec has castigated the intended use of biometric technology in the social security system, and pushed…
Biometrics HITech Summit 2019
Biometrics HITech Summit 2019 Aug 20-21, 2019 São Paulo, Brazil Biometrics HITech and FENAPPI (National Federation of Fingerprint and Human…
Brazil assesses state readiness for national biometric digital ID scheme roll-out
The readiness of Brazilian states for the implementation of the country’s new digital ID scheme are being assessed, including how…
Valid to provide biometric ID cards as part of award-winning smart city initiative in Brazil
São Caetano do Sul has received an InovaCidade award from Smart Business Brazil for a smart city project managed by…
