Axon pledges not to add facial biometrics to body cameras on Ethics Board recommendation
Police body camera maker Axon has decided not to commercialize biometric face matching products on its body cameras, on the…
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Thailand orders facial biometrics collection for SIM use in Muslim-majority states
Thailand’s army has ordered telecoms operating in the country’s three most southern states to require the users of all 1.5…
HooYu chosen for biometric selfie onboarding by NatWest
NatWest is the latest bank to adopt biometric facial recognition from HooYu for new account openings, after a successful pilot…
FIDO Alliance launches new initiatives for identity verification and IoT security
The FIDO Alliance has announced a pair of new standards and certification initiatives to strengthen identity verification assurance with biometric…
Facewatch biometric retail theft prevention trial concludes with endorsement from store operator
Biometric facial recognition technology from Facewatch has been endorsed by convenience store operator Paul Wilks following a successful trial at…
Competing safety and rights concerns motivate facial biometrics deployments and pushback
Officials with New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority are considering their options for deploying security cameras, possibly with facial recognition capabilities,…
Iflexion examines ‘cautious adoption curve’ of facial recognition in blog post
Biometric facial recognition adoption is increasing, but impacted by multiple privacy concerns across different application areas, according to an extensive…
Kairos facial biometrics to power personalized guest experiences for hospitality industry
Hospitality software developer Nuvola has partnered with Kairos to offer biometric facial recognition as part of an artificial intelligence-backed solution…
Amazon patents “surveillance-as-a-service” as critics express concerns with Ring footage sharing
Amazon has patented “Surveillance-as-a-Service” technology based on drones with photographic, video, infrared, thermal, night-vision, and audio capabilities, Smart Cities Dive…
U.S. courts at odds over Constitutional protection of biometric device locks
A pair of recent rulings in U.S. court on whether the compulsion of biometrics by law enforcement to access personal…
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