US biometric surveillance database reaches 10,000 data points
A privacy advocate’s database counting the United States government bodies that surveil citizens’ biometric identifiers reportedly now has 9,850 data…
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G20 security system’s facial recognition technology in Bali supplied by Asli and Innovatrics
Details regarding the facial recognition technology deployed at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia have begun to slowly emerge, including…
First-ever biometric code of practice now active in Scotland
The Code of Practice (CoP) governing the use of biometric data including DNA in criminal justice in Scotland is now…
Amazon claims to cut facial recognition bias with unlabeled data
Amazon Web Services has unveiled a method to evaluate bias in facial recognition algorithms without using annotated identity labels. A…
Italy to limit face biometrics systems use nationwide to police
Italy’s watchdog Data Protection Agency has warned two municipalities experimenting with face biometrics to stop until governing legislation is adopted…
Securing democracy requires trust, biometrics commissioner warns new UK taskforce
“As almost all of our technological capability is in private ownership, the people we trust (police, emergency services, local and…
Facial recognition deployed for G20 immigration control, security in Bali
Facial recognition technology has been deployed to help ensure the safety of world leaders attending the G20 Summit in Bali,…
Europol’s new rules enable sourcing of ‘third country’ biometric data
New regulations give Europol too much biometric surveillance power while cutting external oversight of the agency’s data processing and protection…
Facial recognition in surveillance keeps growing, but so do doubts
Several deployments of new face biometrics for surveillance reportedly have failed to deliver on crime-fighting promises. The first is the…
NYPD uses obtuse language to avoid revealing what surveillance, biometrics it deploys
The first report by the Office of the Inspector General for the New York Police Department (OIG-NYPD) since the 2020…
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