Registration for Thailand’s digital wallet launches
Thailand’s new digital wallet scheme could attract over 1.6 million shops as Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai announces eligibility for around…
facial recognition
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UK school reprimanded by ICO for using facial recognition without DPIA
A school in Chelmsford, Essex, has been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for the unlawful implementation of facial…
Idemia forensic software extracts human faces, tattoos for investigative leads
Even when a facial recognition system is integrated within a state or federal investigative agency, human intervention is necessary. In…
Southampton extends use of Reveal live facial recognition bodycams by bouncers
Southampton Business Crime Partnership (SBCP), managed by GO! Southampton, has received additional funding for live facial recognition technology on body-worn…
NZ’s face biometrics system sees zero uptake from govt agencies
A project in New Zealand that makes face biometrics technology available to public institutions and approved private organizations has had…
Facial recognition and AI monitoring deployed in India’s largest railway network
India’s rail networks are adding AI and facial recognition systems to their stations, part of a growing biometrics and surveillance…
San Francisco police hit with lawsuit over facial recognition use
In 2019, San Francisco became the first city in the U.S. to ban facial recognition technology, forcing the police and…
NEC trades in 20K employee ID cards for facial recognition system in Japan
NEC Corporation plans to implement a facial recognition identification access control system for its 20,000 employees in Japan, replacing traditional…
3 East Asian countries expand biometric border systems
Myanmar junta’s new smart card is trapping migrant workers inside the country and fueling a black market. Indonesia and Malaysia…
Recfaces argues biometric data privacy rule carries Olympics security risk
RecFaces is calling for facial recognition technology (FRT) to be used as a key security measure to protect critical infrastructure…
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