Whatever happened to privacy?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner When you walk down a street, what level of privacy…
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Senators press Meta on facial recognition plans for smart glasses
Three U.S. Democratic senators are demanding answers from Meta over reports that the company plans to add facial recognition to…
Smart Eye and FPC unveil combined face-and-iris biometric authentication system
Smart Eye and Fingerprint Cards (FPC) have developed a new multimodal biometric authentication system that combines facial recognition with iris…
South Korea urged to review biometric mandate for mobile phone numbers
South Korea’s National Human Rights Commission has urged the Ministry of Science and ICT to review its plan to mandate…
STCon edges in among established facial recognition accuracy leaders in NIST 1:N
A handful of new facial recognition algorithms have been added to the NIST FRTE 1:N Identification this year, but most…
UK Lords reject bid to block police facial recognition searches of DVLA database
The UK’s House of Lords has voted down an attempt to prevent the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) database…
Bunnings introducing facial recognition to 42 New Zealand stores
Hardware and garden center chain Bunnings is introducing facial recognition technology (FRT) to its New Zealand stores to prevent serious…
DEKRA to conduct conformity assessment on high risk biometric systems under AI Act
The EU AI Act is approaching the August 2026 deadline, by which providers of high-risk AI systems, including biometric ones,…
NIST nominee pressed on AI standards, facial recognition oversight
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Thursday considered the nomination of Arvind Raman to serve as Under…
New York City lawmakers push sweeping restrictions on private sector biometric surveillance
New York City lawmakers are weighing a sweeping new attempt to curb the spread of biometric surveillance in everyday life,…
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