Switzerland closer to facial recognition at airports
Swiss airports and airlines may soon be permitted to deploy facial recognition. On Wednesday, the Federal Council adopted proposed amendments…
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DHS has turned college football games into surveillance test beds
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has quietly turned college football into test beds for a federated surveillance stack built…
UK completes passport-free border trial with biometric e-gates
The UK has started testing a “contactless” border control system that allows British travelers to enter the country without showing…
Authentiq8 Me
In today’s digital world, businesses must provide secure, seamless authentication for customers accessing accounts or authorising actions. Authentiq8 Me’s Biometric…
EU AI Act proposals could rewire GDPR, water down tech regulations
The European Commission is considering amending its landmark AI Act as Brussels faces overwhelming pressure from U.S. tech companies and…
Maldives new facial recognition, e-Visa systems tighten immigration process
Maldives is introducing a new mobile facial recognition system to identify undocumented foreign workers, and pushing ahead with its new…
The fight over Ring’s new facial recognition feature
The growing pushback against the use of facial recognition in consumer surveillance devices has sharpened considerably with Amazon Ring’s plan…
Human super-recognizers teach AI how to recognize faces in new study
You might know someone who struggles to recognize people, even if they’re famous and on TV all the time. On…
UK Home Office live facial recognition adoption begins with POC at ports
The UK government is joining its police in embracing facial recognition with the Home Office and Immigration Enforcement planning a…
Report finds US technology still flowing into China’s surveillance system
A new report by the Democratic minority of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States…
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