CBP biometric expansion at US borders moves ahead with new global entry plans
As the Trump administration doubles down on biometric surveillance at U.S. borders, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is preparing for…
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China toughens rules on private FRT while consolidating Beijing’s digital rule
Recipes for digital control vary by region. In China, the Beijing government is stirring in two directions, as it moves…
Armenia approves real-time FRT surveillance amid rights concerns
Armenia’s parliament has passed controversial amendments to the country’s Law on Police, granting the Ministry of Internal Affairs round-the-clock access…
CBP’s biometric border dragnet and the corporate state behind it
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is on the verge of reissuing a sweeping regulatory overhaul that will usher in…
New Orleans police seek expanded facial recognition powers amid privacy backlash
The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is pressing the City Council to roll back restrictions on facial recognition technology in…
London police mark 1K arrests through live facial recognition
The UK’s largest police force has announced a new milestone of more than 1,000 wanted criminals arrested thanks to live…
UK govt considering pleas to set police facial recognition use on solid legal ground
The UK government is considering introducing new legislation to back the use of facial recognition by police, Fraud Minister David…
Facial recognition systems based on older methods show high levels of bias: Study
A new study has revealed troubling differences in how facial recognition systems relying on widely used, older methods in open-source…
Enhanced Passenger Processing enters the fray at US airports
Air travel is so back. Numbers are up, and it’s the Fourth of July, when U.S. travelers take to the…
Kazakhstan bans face coverings that impede facial recognition in public
The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has signed a legislation that prevents the wearing of face coverings in public places…
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