UK tucks biometric bias reports deep into police facial recognition plan
The UK government pledged on Thursday to increase its use of facial recognition and biometrics to identify wanted suspects. The…
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ROC brings American facial recognition expertise to Nasdaq trading with $23M IPO
Denver, Colorado-headquartered ROC filed papers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday to list on the Nasdaq exchange…
Edmonton police first to to test facial recognition body cams from Axon
Police in Edmonton, Alberta are launching a Proof of Concept to test facial recognition-enabled Body Worn Video (BWV) cameras. A…
Project NOLA reopens network to New Orleans Police, LFR alerts still suspended
New Orleans-based Project NOLA’s sprawling network of community installed surveillance cameras is once again streaming directly into the hands of…
Idemia facial recognition goes live for Canadian regional police service
Idemia’s facial recognition technology is now live for police in Ontario’s Halton Region, west of Toronto. The Halton Regional Police…
Open-source library UniFace launched to ease face biometrics development
A library of models for biometric face analysis intended to provide production-ready capabilities including face detection, facial recognition, facial landmark…
Biometric payments gaining popularity across Russia, Japan
Facial recognition-based payments are becoming a popular method to pay public transit tickets, while biometric payment solutions are also rising…
Civil liberties groups demand DHS shut down ICE’s Mobile Fortify app
A broad coalition of civil rights, privacy, and immigrant advocacy organizations is urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to…
British Transport Police to trial live facial recognition on railway stations
Live facial recognition (LFR) is coming to the UK’s train stations. The British Transport Police (BTP) has announced a six-month…
Human error blamed for false accusation at retailer using facial recognition
False accusations of shoplifting against a man in Cardiff, Wales are the result of human error, rather than a false…
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