IBM facial recognition contract provokes debate on specifics, and ‘general purpose’ fear
A contract won by IBM last month to supply facial recognition technology to UK border security and law enforcement has…
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British govt wants new face biometrics software; industry says ‘not so fast’
The UK government is asking for information about new facial recognition technology even as a major manufacturers’ association demands clarity…
Hacktivists claim to expose facial recognition used by Iranian regime to catch dissenters
A hacktivist group says it has breached a software system that the Iranian authorities have allegedly been using to surveil…
Biometric wrist monitor tests the future of ankle bracelets in jail and at the border
U.S. law enforcement agencies at the national and county levels are testing biometric watches as a replacement for ankle bracelets…
Thales introduces multimodal biometric evidence suite for mobile forensics
A new software and hardware bundle to give police and security forces remote multimodal biometric identification capabilities has been unveiled…
Influential face biometrics group FISWG seeks feedback on 5 papers
The Facial Identification Scientific Working Group (FISWG) has published an ethics code for facial recognition users and a guide to…
SuperCom secures $3M alcohol monitoring contract in California
SuperCom, through its subsidiary, Leaders in Community Alternatives (LCA), has secured a contract to provide alcohol monitoring technologies and related…
Arizona sheriff buys scanners from China firm sanctioned by feds
A Chinese biometrics company on a U.S. watch list reportedly won a $5 million no-bid contract to provide eight body…
US Homeland Security is using Clearview AI to crack pedophile cold cases
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been using Clearview AI’s facial recognition tool to try and solve thousands…
Facewatch caught in more controversy after closed-door meeting with UK Home Office
Biometric security company Facewatch, which has been facing backlash for deploying facial recognition surveillance in retail stores across the UK,…
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