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Biometric Update regularly authors posts about Olympics. The following set of links is available to assist you with finding biometrics news concerning Olympics. Additional topics may be perused by reviewing our complete Biometrics Topics list.

 

Stamps and surveillance: Macron seeks to delay EES biometrics until after Olympics

French president Emmanuel Macron intends to delay the introduction of the biometric Entry Exist System (EES) until after the Paris…

 

French Senators okay AI surveillance bill excluding facial recognition for 2024 Olympics

AI video surveillance technology will be used for incident detection during the 2024 Summer Olympics in France, but not facial…

 

No facial recognition at 2024 Olympics, French privacy watchdog tells parliament

The French parliament has been urged not to consider deploying facial recognition at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics event by…

 

French MPs prefer specific law on facial recognition for 2024 Olympics

French senators were set to vote last Wednesday January 18 to endorse a government plan to deploy algorithmic facial recognition…

 

Facial recognition ruled out for 2024 Olympics and Paralympics by French Ministry of Sport

France’s Ministry of Sport confirmed that the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris will not make use of facial…

 

Telpo reviews success of facial recognition terminals at 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Facial recognition terminals from Guangdong-based Telpo were deployed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games to provide convenient identity verification without…

 

Japan turns to face biometrics for safe and secure Olympics amid COVID-19

Japanese authorities are hoping face biometrics installed at venues in Tokyo for the Olympic Games can help keep fans safe…

 

NEC CTO sees boost to biometrics and AI R&D from pandemic as potential Olympics push looms

NEC Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Motoo Nishihara said the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly increased the speed of development of face…

 

Anviz intros biometric temperature screening, Digital Ally partners to help businesses reopen

Anviz has launched a pair of new facial recognition solutions for biometric access control and workforce management to help protect businesses…

 

Tokyo Olympics considering biometric facial recognition for contact tracing, NEC likely supplier

Biometrics may be used for contact tracing at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, The Japan Times reports, to prevent…

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