UK police widen live facial recognition deployments despite opposition
Live facial recognition deployments continue to expand across the UK, with police reporting arrests, missing-person recoveries and compliance monitoring from…
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Incode launches GovFaceMatch for DMV-based identity verification
Incode has announced the launch of GovFaceMatch, which a blog post calls “the first identity solution to verify biometrics directly…
German lawmakers approve live facial recognition use by federal police
Germany’s Federal Police appear on track to get new powers in a broad update of their governing rules, including a…
Facewatch retail facial recognition to notify police of repeat offender matches
The Facewatch live facial recognition system used by over 125 retailers operating thousands of stores across the UK will soon…
South Africa tenders biometric case management system for migration enforcement
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is looking for a service provider to build a system and supply biometric…
IdentifAI locks in on deepfakes with F-Secure integration
Finnish cybersecurity firm F-Secure has integrated technology from Italy-based deepfake detection specialists IdentifAI. A release says IdentifAI’s Deepfake Protection product…
Smart glasses, mobile FRT normalize ambient biometric surveillance
Meta’s smart glasses and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) expanding use of mobile facial recognition point to a broader shift…
Sweden authorizes police use of live facial recognition
Swedish police will be allowed to use live facial recognition (LFR) in cases involving kidnapping, human trafficking, serious crimes and…
Senators press DHS to abandon biometric smart glasses plan for immigration officers
A group of Democratic senators led by Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Jeff Merkley of Oregon is demanding that the…
Will Scotland be the first nation to pass primary legislation covering live FRT?
The Scottish privacy commissioner continues to express consternation over the potential use of live facial recognition by Police Scotland. Meanwhile,…
