Council of Europe warns against biometrics-based emotion recognition
Face biometrics should not be used to implement evaluations of employees based on emotion recognition, The Council of Europe has…
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Ant Group plans to divest EyeVerify biometrics in 2021, spooked by US restrictions
Digital service provider Ant Group is selling biometric security firm EyeVerify, also known as Zoloz, amid U.S. privacy concerns regarding…
States ponder facial recognition regulation, survey shows heightened privacy concerns in China
More regulations for facial recognition may be coming, with NJ considering a wide-ranging proposal, and a new Amnesty International campaign…
Telpo lab certified for reliability in testing its biometric products by CNAS
Telpo has been granted CNAS laboratory accreditation, certifying its ability to provide accurate and effective testing reports for the biometric terminals…
Huawei, Megvii, SenseTime patents describing biometric ethnicity detection, tracking revealed
Huawei and other China-based firms have attempted to protect technologies related to their ethnicity-tracking biometrics with patents, IPVM has discovered. The tech…
Megvii tries again for major biometrics IPO on Shanghai’s Star exchange
Megvii has filed paperwork for an initial public offering on the Shanghai Star Market, South China Morning Post reports, in what could…
Indian publication alleges biometric data from doorstep banking may be vulnerable
Allegations that India’s doorstep banking system is leading to predatory lending, and potentially exposing biometric data to unscrupulous companies in…
ZKTeco plans $190M IPO in China, US factory for biometric access control devices
ZKTeco made close to $250 million in revenues from its biometrics and access control technology in 2019, and is planning…
China signals serious intent to regulate facial recognition and other biometrics
A Chinese government spokesperson is emphasizing the need for sensitive data like biometrics to be collected and used only for…
More ‘Uighur alarms’ found in China — this time an Alibaba face biometrics feature
It sounds like the set up for a grade school racist joke. China’s dominant e-commerce firm Alibaba reportedly offers a…
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