Moscow wants bid on large border biometric ID project
Russian Federation authorities reportedly are looking for bids on an 830 million-ruble (US$11.3 million) contract to build facial recognition stations…
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Irish PM pushes laws to allow police body cams, license plate recognition
Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said he intends to expedite the enactment of legislation to clarify the wearing of…
Twenty20 adds facial recognition capabilities to gunshot detection security solution
Security service provider Twenty20 Solutions has partnered with service and sales operation Acoem USA to add active shooter location identification…
Who’s watching the US DOJ’s use of facial recognition? Hint, the ACLU plays a part
Law enforcement agencies in several U.S. jurisdictions have engaged with the ACLU to formulate their policies for facial recognition use….
British police deploy live facial recognition, license plate recognition to make 11 arrests
British police operating in London and the northwest of England recently used live facial recognition (LFR), operator initiated facial recognition…
Interpretations of interpretations hope to clarify UK CCTV, biometric surveillance
The UK’s data regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), released new guidance last month in an attempt to clarify the…
UK biometrics commissioner warns license plate recognition could erode public trust in surveillance
Developments in license plate recognition and the technology’s spread could undermine the public’s trust in the system and surveillance more…
Irish municipality fined for GDPR non-compliant cameras, Finland devises centralized system
Data protection agencies in Europe are finding fault with surveillance projects and networks that violate national and GDPR regulations, but…
Cloudastructure acquires LPR provider to extend computer vision portfolio
Cloud surveillance specialist Cloudastructure adds to its biometrics and computer vision capabilities by acquiring Visionful, bringing license plate recognition (LPR)…
Macau expands facial recognition on surveillance system used in one-third of investigations
Macau’s police are using a public surveillance system frequently in criminal investigations, according to comments from the special administrative region’s…
