euCONSENT age verification interoperability: huge success, but the potential to fail
The encouraging results of the euCONSENT trials for browser-based interoperability for age verification and parental consent were shared at the…
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Mayor of Nice calls for deployment of facial recognition following Stade de France clashes
The Mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi called for the deployment of facial recognition technologies to prevent situations similar to the…
French Senate seeks to protect against biometric surveillance – with biometric surveillance sandbox
The French Senate Law Commission has released a contradictory report into biometrics that seeks both to ensure France does not…
Ex-employee accuses Apple of training iPhone biometrics by violating staff privacy
Apple was questioned about where it collected the 1 billion images it trained the Face ID biometric algorithm with by…
Law enforcement and civil society grapple with facial recognition policy, transparency
Civil society groups around the world are calling for greater transparency in uses of facial recognition by police, and the…
Ready facial recognition market among French soccer clubs restrained by regulator
Soccer clubs in France are tempted by the possibility of keeping violent spectators out of the stands without hindering their…
French politicians call for face biometrics and AI surveillance tools to tackle terrorism
France may be on the way to deploy face recognition and AI surveillance technologies to monitor people in public spaces….
Airport facial recognition could soon handle masks, biometric boarding pilot begins in Brazil
The use of facial biometrics in airport systems is increasing in France and around the world, and the country’s national…
French high court rules against biometric facial recognition use in high schools
A lawsuit seeking to block biometric facial recognition technology pilots in two high schools in French cities of Nice and…
French football club experiments with facial biometrics for stadium access control
The football club FC Metz has allegedly rolled out a biometric facial recognition pilot for major events at its stadium…
