Hong Kong ‘exploring collaboration’ with Mainland digital identity systems
Hong Kong is investigating how its digital identity platform could operate with systems in mainland China, as revealed by written…
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The East plays a COVID shell game with biometric surveillance
Again, governments around the world are trivializing personal privacy as they build increasingly intrusive biometric surveillance networks. Officials in Hong…
Global ID 3D vein biometrics patent filing published in Hong Kong
Global ID is touting the privacy protection of authentication with its 3D vein biometric solution, and has also had a filing…
Facial recognition changes in Moscow metro, Hong Kong airport spark privacy concerns
The city of Moscow has announced an expansion of its Metro facial recognition system for approximately US$12.5 million, the Kommersant…
The UK digitizes a key biometric visa application process in Hong Kong with selfie matching
Continuing in its commitment to protect Hong Kong natives facing Chinese political repression, the UK government has made it easier…
Biometric data privacy fears raised for Canadian visa offices in China
The security of biometric data collected from people applying in China for visas to Canada is being questioned, based on…
New Hong Kong biometric digital ID app provides access to 20 public services
The city of Hong Kong released a new biometric smartphone app last week providing residents with access to 20 different…
Biometrics, drones and robotic guards: Inside Hong Kong’s first ‘smart prison’
Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution in Shek O, Hong Kong, is to become the city’s first smart prison in 2021,…
Chinese court rules in favor of biometric data privacy complaint as regulations tighten
A court in China has ruled that the mandatory collection of face biometrics from members of a wildlife park in…
Vision-Box biometrics deployed at Canadian airport, more airports in Asia roll out facial recognition processes
Winnipeg Airports Authority has selected biometric automated border control (ABC) eGates from Vision-Box to check the facial biometrics of arriving…
