Facebook mulls facial recognition for profile pictures
Facebook says it’s considering incorporating user profile pictures into its growing facial recognition database, the company revealed in an update…
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FST21 raises $5M to increase US distribution
FST21 America has raised $5 million for its facial and voice recognition surveillance system. Reported in the Washington Post, the company…
Luxand updates facial recognition SDK, adds Android, iOS support
Luxand has announced a major update to its facial recognition SDK, FaceSDK, which now supports iOS and Android platforms. Among the…
U.S. Marines announce use of Cross Match biometrics in Afghanistan
The U.S. Marines are now using a mobile biometric capture device from Cross Match, calling it the Biometric Enrollment and…
Yahoo! acquires image recognition firm iQ Engines
Yahoo! has just acquired iQ Engines, an image recognition company with a popular facial recognition API, soon to be included in Flickr. …
PiP looks to raise money for lost pet facial recognition app
There are a few facial recognition apps for mugshots, but ‘pugshots’ are mostly uncharted territory. A startup from Canada has…
NXT-ID launches facial recognition pilot program with FL police department
NXT-ID’s subsidiary, 3D-ID has just initiated a pilot program with the Palm Bay, FL Police Department to evaluate its 3D…
Disclosures show crowd-scanning facial recognition system tested by U.S.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security tested a crowd-scanning facial recognition system last year, called the Biometric Optical Surveillance System (BOSS), following…
Bundesdruckerei, secunet and Cognitec to set up facial recognition eGates in Germany
Bundesdruckerei, secunet and Cognitec are set to begin work on the EasyPASS project, following a fresh contract award by the German Border Police. “Cognitec…
Kosovo contracts Giesecke+Devrient for biometric smart ID cards
Giesecke & Devrient will manufacture Kosovo’s new smart ID cards, which will contain biometric data and support ICAO and EU standards….
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