Thousands of cameras from banned companies operating in U.S. facilities as Entity List fallout continues
There are currently more than 2,700 cameras from companies banned from U.S. government contracts are still in operation at military…
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Megvii pushes ahead with IPO plans as biometrics market grapples with ban fallout
The potential blockbuster initial public offering of biometric facial recognition unicorn Megvii is still being planned for early November, despite…
U.S. drops Entity List hammer on Chinese facial recognition unicorns and biometrics providers
The U.S. Government has added 28 organizations to its Entity List, banning major biometrics companies including Dahua, Hikvision, iFlytek, Megvii,…
Carnegie report says facial recognition and AI surveillance spreading faster than thought
At least 75 countries around the world are actively using artificial intelligence tools such as facial biometrics to conduct surveillance…
Yitu and VisionLabs impress in latest NIST facial recognition test results
The latest results from the National Institute of Science and Technology’s (NIST’s) Ongoing Facial Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) for Verification…
Biometric card certification, auto applications and AI issues top this week’s biometrics and digital ID news
Significant progress was announced this week in several different areas of biometrics applications, and international issues related to identity and…
U.S. considers blacklisting Megvii, Hikvision and other Chinese biometric companies
Hikvision, Megvii, and other Chinese biometric companies could soon be blocked from acquiring components and software from American suppliers by…
Hikvision facing potential disruption from U.S. component ban
The U.S. government is considering extending a ban on its agencies buying facial recognition and smart camera products from Chinese…
Hikvision hires lobbyist to fight U.S. government surveillance technology ban
Mercury Public Affairs will represent Hikvision USA under a one-year, $840,000 agreement, to determine the impact of National Defense Authorization…
Hikvision providing nearly one thousand facial recognition cameras for surveillance system in Xinjiang
Hikvision is supplying nearly one thousand facial recognition cameras to the Chinese government to be installed at the entrances of…
