Kenya plans airports overhaul with biometrics for faster, secure operations
A plan to enhance operational efficiency at Kenya’s main airport – the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) – as well…
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Tony Blair: Digital ID system can stop populists, bring order to illegal immigration
Tony Blair has another argument for introducing digital IDs in the UK – fighting populism. The former British Prime Minister…
EU ban on ‘unacceptable’ AI comes into force with crucial details unresolved
The European Union introduced a ban on AI practices deemed to pose “unacceptable risks” on Sunday as part of its…
New TSA facial recognition audit faces skepticism
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Inspector General (IG) has announced an audit into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) expanding…
Canadian police expand use of facial recognition with new Idemia contract
Canada’s Halton Police has handed out a $1.18 million (US$803,922) contract to Idemia Public Security for facial recognition technology. The…
AI agents usher in another emergent biometrics use case
Biometrics will be needed to backstop proof of humanity as AI agents join the online world, just as innovations in…
Clearview fights to give away 23% of facial recognition business
A U.S. district judge has heard arguments for and against approving the unusual settlement agreement struck in a biometric data…
Border projects see criticism on data sharing transparency
While governments and the travel industry continue to introduce new biometric technologies to border crossing, the lack of regulation and…
Dubai ambulances rolling out FRT to ID unconscious patients
By the middle of this year, a mobile application with a facial recognition feature which can identify patients in emergency…
Rheinmetall Dermalog SensorTec provides facial recognition for gun safe
Biometrics for digital identity come with risks, but they are unlikely to get you shot. Biometrics for gun safes, however,…
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