Facial recognition cameras make smart city areas feel safer in Israel and Mexico
Facial recognition cameras powered by Oosto software are being used to increase the safety of the Gindi TLV complex in…
Mexico
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Failed institutions incite fear of Mexico’s biometric national ID plan
Centralized biometric databases held by untrusted governments that have not passed robust data protection laws continue to elicit criticism and…
Feds see southwest border as biometric-rich proving ground. So do opponents
The United States’ border with Mexico could be the first real battlefield over the federal government’s comprehensive use of biometric…
More bad news for Mexico’s proposed nationwide biometrics collection scheme
Mexico’s proposed mobile phone registry, which would collect biometric identifiers from all phone-account owners in the nation, this week was…
Groups call on Mexico to abandon biometric digital ID proposal
Mexico’s proposal to establish a biometrics-backed digital ID with a centralized database should be halted due to the threat such…
Facial recognition surveillance worldwide: Mexico steps forward, Israel and EU step back and the US to the side
One of the leads for amending the European Parliament’s Artificial Intelligence Act intends to tighten biometric surveillance in the bloc…
Digital health passes worldwide: progress, setbacks and still a void in the US
Authorities around the world are rushing to provide ways their citizens can prove their COVID-19 status both at home and…
Supreme Court suspends Mexico’s biometric registry law
The Supreme Court of Mexico has granted a request to temporarily suspend a law requiring telecoms companies to collect biometric…
BBVA Mexico claims first contactless biometric payment card from Visa issued in Latin America
BBVA Mexico is launching a pair of new payment card offerings in collaboration with Visa, one of which features fingerprint…
Mexico’s Supreme Court to hear case against biometric data collection requirement
Reuters is reporting that a new law passed in Mexico requiring telcos to collect customer biometric data is being challenged…
