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,…
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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…
Russian Ministry testing gait recognition as part of national biometric surveillance system
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs wants to install a biometric surveillance system by the end of 2021 that will…
UCLA says it will not use CCTV facial recognition on campus after students’ concerns
University of California, Los Angeles’s (UCLA) Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck told Evan Greer, deputy director of Fight for the…
NEC equips West HQ in Australia with biometric kiosks for authentication
NEC has entered a partnership with West HQ, an entertainment, fitness, lifestyle and accommodation destination in Sydney, Australia, to deploy…
Facewatch, Vista CCTV deliver GDPR-compliant biometric surveillance solution for retail, hospitality
Facewatch is working with Vista CCTV to bring to market a GDPR-compliant biometric facial recognition solution for the retail and…
