Facial recognition and video analytics in CCTV meet with mixed feedback
Israel-based enterprise software solutions provider Nice has recently partnered with the UK’s National Business Crime Centre (NBCC) to assist businesses…
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‘Cell’ being built in US to net migrants using biometrics and other surveillance
A pair of news reports indicate that the U.S. government is creating an intelligence “cell” that will use electronic surveillance,…
B-Secur brings ECG biometrics to STMicroelectronics partnership for wearables development
Companies developing wearable devices which use a person’s unique heartbeat biometrics for encrypted health data collection or authentication will be…
Scottish schools serving up fresh privacy debate for lunch with facial recognition payment
Pupils at nine schools in Scotland have started paying for school lunches via facial recognition, thought to be the first…
Study shines positive light on biometric wearables, and feds are looking
Predictive health checks performed by wrist-wearables that record a person’s biometrics are possible, according to a small study. They are…
Nigeria collects biometrics of elementary school children for meal program
Nigeria is creating a database of children’s biometrics ostensibly to increase transparency in a school meals scheme. The National Home…
Aussie convenience store took face biometrics without consent — privacy regulator
It probably sounded like a good idea at the time. Convenience-store chain 7-Eleven reportedly used biometrics-based facial analysis systems in…
A few ‘shoulds’ in otherwise detailed NZ biometric policy
A New Zealand government position paper on biometrics regulation is an antidote to privacy advocates around the world despairing that…
‘You cannot trust a vendor’: understanding biometrics in the humanitarian sector
Biometrics were the theme of the month for September in the ICRC’s Digital Dilemmas series of talks and debates on aspects…
This biometric identifier is being recorded for training and quality purposes…
Are there already laws protecting the commercial or government analysis of people’s voices? An opinion article in The National Law…
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