School district to trial face biometrics with no students in database
The Lockport School Board will trial a facial recognition system in an implementation that may not identify anyone, after announcing…
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Facial recognition can protect our kids: here’s how to convince parents
This is a guest post by Kevin Freiburger, Director of Identity Programs at Valid. The New York State Education Department…
Remark Holdings facial biometrics deployed to Hangzhou primary schools
The Hangzhou Primary School System has deployed the Smart Campus Solution featuring biometric facial recognition from KanKan AI to enhance…
iKeepSafe acknowledges Identity Automation with data privacy certifications
IAM platform developer Identity Automation announced today its vow to protect student data privacy and its official certification as a…
Police app, robot cops and schools get facial biometrics, while NYC considers surveillance transparency
South Wales Police are planning to trial a smartphone app with biometric facial recognition from NEC with 50 officers to…
Cambridge moves forward with biometric facial recognition ban as police refine uses
The city council of Cambridge, Massachusetts has approved a bill prohibiting the use of biometric facial recognition by local government…
UNICEF urges methodical and wholistic approach in Africa’s race for digital identity
United Nations agencies have taken an increasing role in ID4Africa and other digital identity-related initiatives over the past few years….
Infant biometrics in the spotlight at ID4Africa 2019
Among the highlights of the second day of ID4Africa 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa, was a packed and at time…
NEC and Simprints join forces with Gavi to extend vaccination coverage with biometrics
In an effort to deploy a scalable child fingerprint identification solution they say will be the world’s first, NEC, Simprints,…
Facial biometrics controversy reaches U.S. schools as district trials new security system
Lockport City School District in New York is set to become one of the first in America to pilot biometric…
