Biometric surveillance systems cause concerns in Russia, Thailand
A pair of Russians have filed a complaint against the mass use of facial recognition at a protest in Moscow…
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Will smart cities in Belt and Road Initiative bring Xinjiang-style facial recognition to other countries?
Much of the digital security apparatus operated in Xinjiang by China’s government, including biometric facial recognition, is making its way…
NNTC upgrades biometric software for AR smart glasses for scale and 5G
UAE-based developer NNTC has upgraded its biometric facial recognition system for Vuzix AR glasses to allow hundreds of wearable devices or…
Advantech develops AI facial recognition edge SRP for online and offline city services
Advantech has released an AI facial recognition edge SRP (solution-ready package) enhanced with a deep learning algorithm to provide fast…
Biometrics entrepreneurs say they’re talking to governments fighting Covid-19
Facial recognition was so hot for a while that most elevator pitches for biometrics seemed to at least name-checked it,…
India launches biometric tracking measures as Canada, US delay data collection to prevent virus spread
Governments around the world are responding to the continuing coronavirus outbreak, in some cases by implementing biometric tracking measures, and…
UK introduces CCTV data protection impact assessment guidelines and warns of biometrics risks
The UK government has released a set of guidelines and a template for organizations to assess data protection impact for…
The intense surveillance of Hyderabad with facial recognition is bulking up
Even a glance at the digital eyes with biometric capabilities going up in the Indian state of Telangana reveal numbers…
India set to stand up world’s largest government facial recognition database for police use
India’s central government approved the deployment of its Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) across the nation beginning early next year,…
U.S. police offered live facial biometrics on bodycams while Argentina force sued over live CCTV system
Police body camera maker Wolfcom is offering live biometric facial recognition capabilities integrated with its products to law enforcement agencies…
