Russia allegedly using facial recognition to preventatively detain protesters
What remained of the right to protest and express political opinions in Russia appears to be a casualty of the…
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Russia investigates claims of biometric data leak
The Russian Ministry of Digital Transformation and the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) are investigating claims of…
Moscow wants bid on large border biometric ID project
Russian Federation authorities reportedly are looking for bids on an 830 million-ruble (US$11.3 million) contract to build facial recognition stations…
Application of biometric face identification technologies in financial institutions
By T. R. Abdullin, T. V. Shipunov, M. N. Zakirov, R. L. Zainulin, A. A. Shnyrev, and A. A.Bunyatyan of…
Moscow Metro to expand Face Pay biometric service as customer base grows
Officials of the Moscow Metro say they plan to add 330 more turnstiles to the Face Pay system from this…
Russian lawmakers okay legal framework for biometric data collection and processing
The lower house of Russia’s federal parliament, the State Duma, has adopted a law setting up a legal framework for…
Russian Orthodox Church warns against mandatory biometric data collection
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has called upon the State Duma speaker to prevent the discrimination of people…
Moscow court rules in favor of Smart Engines in Citibank ID scanning software row
The Arbitrazh Court of Moscow ruled in favor of Smart Engines in a lawsuit that saw the local Citibank subsidiary…
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…
Plans for biometric surveillance reach epic scales with off-putting implications
A pair of troubling reports about plans for intensive biometric surveillance seem drawn from the nightmares of privacy advocates. The…
