Are US border officers using LexisNexis facial recognition service? Washington’s not saying
A small U.S. government contract with a previously anodyne data broker is tripping alarms with surveillance watchdogs. Reporting by investigative…
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Plans for 1,000 biometric bracelets in US county jail fall apart
Biometric bracelets intended for prisoners in Atlanta, Ga., jails are being removed after officials said few of them were distributed…
UK ICO has a primer for bosses new to biometrically surveilling staff
The UK’s information-rights commission has published new research that shows most residents don’t want to be monitored by employers. At…
Biometric monitoring band from Trust Stamp emphasizes discretion
A new battery-free NFC band is being touted as a way to increase dignity and reduce stigmatization for people in…
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…
Automotive biometrics developers show work with many modalities
A new technology partnership brings together SiLC’s Eyeonic computer vision sensor and the Surya system-on-chip (SoC) from automotive tech developed…
Prisons from Hong Kong to Chennai to Georgia are setting up biometric surveillance
Hong Kong’s Correctional Services Department this week agreed with Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks to build a framework for…
Driver monitoring tech, synthetic data deployed to prevent road accidents
Artificial intelligence (AI) and biometrics are not just a hot trend in the automotive industry. The technologies are also becoming…
Questions raised over facial recognition use in Indian prisons
Government agencies in India have been providing contradictory information on the introduction of facial recognition use in prisons amid rising…
Can biometrics prevent school shootings?
With politics complicating a legislative response to unregulated firearms, there is a push to pursue the fortification of schools with…
