China is not slowing its global surveillance industry march
A new examination of China’s biometric surveillance industry worldwide describes almost unbridled growth — growth that United States tech firms…
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CBP biometric facial comparison deployed for cruise ship disembarkation in US
Passengers disembarking from cruise ships into twelve U.S. ports at the end of their cruise will undergo facial biometric comparison…
Canadian regulator finds biometric data privacy compliance gaps in Telus’ health app
Provincial government officials in Alberta, Canada say they have found significant privacy compliance gaps, some involving face biometrics – in…
Facial recognition surveillance worldwide: Mexico steps forward, Israel and EU step back and the US to the side
One of the leads for amending the European Parliament’s Artificial Intelligence Act intends to tighten biometric surveillance in the bloc…
Biometrics for travel: Elenium, SITA deployments, CBP encourages facial recognition
Deployments of biometric solutions to improve the passenger experience continue this week with Elenium partnering with Darwin International Airport (DIA)…
‘Master faces’ make authentication ‘extremely vulnerable’ — researchers
Ever thought you were being gaslighted by industry claims that facial recognition on its own is trustworthy for authentication and…
Intellicheck, Ping Identity, Amadeus, RealNetworks report impressive growth
Intellicheck and Ping Identity have announced positive financial figures for the second quarter of 2021, with increased revenues from their…
Facial recognition plans for millions of Indian examination candidates
Millions of examination candidates a year will be subject to biometric verification to take common exams administered by the National…
Digital health passes advance through testing as air traffic gradually recovers
Digital health passes, including ones utilizing biometric identity verification technology from Yoti and Evernym, are advancing through various stages of…
Brazilian startup Unico raises $120M for face biometrics-powered authentication
Brazilian biometric identity authentication provider Unico has raised 625 million reals (US$120.27 million) in a funding round led by General…
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