Hackers spoofed biometric authentication videos to steal millions in China
A Chinese government facial recognition ID authentication tool recently was hacked, according to media reports. The biometric data stolen was…
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Using nationalism to refocus facial recognition concerns in China
China’s authoritarian government is shocked that its subjects have fallen victim to indiscriminate, secret facial recognition networks. It took a…
New White House, same beef with China telecom and biometrics powerhouses
The Biden administration has reinforced a position held by its predecessor that products made by five Chinese telecom, surveillance and…
Face biometrics giant Megvii approved for $925M IPO on Shanghai Star exchange
Megvii is the latest biometrics unicorn from China to move towards an IPO, with the Shanghai Stock Exchange accepting the…
Chinese lawmakers consider more facial recognition restrictions
The Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang will submit a proposal to the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) calling…
Bosch considers dumping Dahua cameras after biometric ethnicity-warning revelations
Chinese companies making cameras for biometrics and public surveillance that have been implicated in human rights abuses could face a…
Investigation reveals Dahua biometric systems sent ethnicity warnings to Chinese police
Revelations about ethnicity-tracking biometric systems being developed by many of the biggest names among China-based artificial intelligence and facial recognition…
Biometric data privacy fears raised for Canadian visa offices in China
The security of biometric data collected from people applying in China for visas to Canada is being questioned, based on…
Hikvision to deploy 1,900 cameras with face biometrics for $33M smart city contract
Hikvision has won a contract worth an estimated $33 million to install roughly 1,900 cameras with face biometrics as part…
Feds warn of strings attached to a Chinese DNA firm’s hunt for COVID partners in U.S.
Typically, when someone in the Unites States is heard expressing distrust about how biometric data is collected, used and stored,…
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