AWS executive says no misuse of its face biometrics by police, talks foreign government sales
Andy Jassy, Amazon Web Services CEO, would have no problem selling the company’s facial recognition software Rekognition to law enforcement…
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An inside-out digital defense by the feds against digital raiders is needed. Are they ready?
Right about now, the idea that federal-government data systems can be protected with perimeter-defense tactics is looking as quaint as…
Tech in Gov 2020
Tech in Gov 2020 Canberra, Australia August 4 – 5, 2020 Now in its 14th year, Tech in Gov is…
Local investment and biometric privacy protection key BIO-key Africa strategy, executive says
BIO-key Africa is planning a country by country strategy, and anticipates adding two dedicated business development resources to cover its…
NEC America facility to demonstrate end-to-end biometric technologies for federal government
NEC Corporation of America has launched a Federal Customer Experience Center in Arlington, Virginia, to provide immersive experiences with its…
Biometric hardware revenues forecast to hit $19B by 2024 on access control and camera growth
Growth in access control equipment, body-worn cameras, and surveillance cameras will drive global revenues in biometric hardware to $19 billion…
Global biometrics revenues to approach $43B by 2025: market research briefs
New market research reports suggest major gains ahead for the biometrics industry as a whole, automatic identification and data capture…
Veridos to upgrade Cyprus biometric passport and data collection system
Veridos has won a contract with the Civil Registry and Migration Department of the Ministry of Interior of Cyprus to…
Biometrics research briefs: UK applications, daily interactions, and global systems market
Most British people are happy to replace traditional identity verification methods with biometrics to unlock their phones, but support for…
Comparitech analyzes government use of biometrics, surveillance and data sharing
A recent investigation into surveillance states and data privacy carried out by Comparitech concludes that not even top-ranked European countries…
