U.S. Congressional rep calls for biometrics regulation as universal online identification considered
The U.S. Congressional representative for Silicon Valley is calling on the federal government to quickly work towards legislation to control…
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Blink Identity CEO on preserving privacy in a facial recognition ticketing system
Blink Identity CEO and Co-founder Mary Haskett wants to reassure concert-goers that biometric ticketing systems do not have to be…
Physical security, AI, facial recognition among Security Industry Association 2019 trends forecast
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has determined that physical security, artificial intelligence and facial recognition are among top 2020 Security…
Chinese biometric surveillance technology deployed internationally amid criticism
Authorities in Bolivia have deployed 600 cameras with facial recognition, to go along with 2,000 units already in service, as…
Hong Kong police facial recognition contract with iOmniscient reported by Bloomberg
As protests continue to be held in Hong Kong against recent government actions, Bloomberg reports that Sydney-based iOmniscient is supplying…
Amazon and Twitter take steps against deepfakes
The need to consider synthetic media and its dissemination over social media has been acknowledged by Twitter, which plans to…
Minnesota Drone Bill allows warrantless biometric use in specific circumstances
Under a new bill unanimously passed by the Minnesota joint House-Senate Subcommittee on Data Practices, no state or local law…
Facial recognition payments not a hit yet in China, but new services launching
Biometric payments with facial recognition seem not to have been embraced enthusiastically in China, but new services leveraging the technology…
Facial recognition to replace passport checkup at Thailand’s most crowded airports
Thailand’s Transport Ministry wants to roll out its biometric-enabled smart airport initiative across five top airports to improve passenger experience,…
UK academics introduce improved neural network for highly precise facial recognition
Researchers from the University of Surrey’s Centre for Vision, Speech, and Signal Processing have been working on a more precise…
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