St. Petersburg plans to introduce ethnicity recognition to monitor migrants
The Russian city of St. Petersburg plans to equip 8,000 cameras with ethnicity recognition capabilities to monitor its migrant population,…
Russia
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Russia spends $1B on video surveillance purchases
In 2024, the Russian state increased purchases of video surveillance systems to 130.1 billion rubles (US$1.4 billion). However, the share…
Digital ID verification can make property transactions more efficient, less prone to fraud
In the UK, Russia, South Korea, India and Pakistan, biometrics are making their way into real estate transactions, as digital…
Amazon firm: fired worker deserved it. Less so on its cop FR ban
The wrongful-firing lawsuit filed against Amazon Web Services in the UK has gained a new life. An October dismissal of…
EU investigating Atos over buying EES software through Russian office
European prosecutors are investigating French IT company Atos for using its Russian office to purchase software for the upcoming EU’s…
Age check legislation to prevent youth alcohol, tobacco sales expanding globally
In line with analyst predictions for 2025, various countries and territories are strengthening age verification regulations to protect minors from…
Russia building terminal with end-to-end biometrics at Sochi airport
Russian authorities say they will build the country’s first fully biometric terminal at Sochi international airport. The project will be…
Russian hack of Ukrainian databases shows flaws in system, experts say
Ukraine suffered a major Russian cyber attack at the start of December, with Ukrainians finding themselves unable to file legal…
Russia’s banks work to boost Unified Biometric System
Russia’s largest bank Sberbank and the National Payment Card System (NSPK), operator of the Mir payment system, plan to combine…
Sberbank aims to lead Russia’s biometrics sector in years to come
State-owned Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, is launching a range of new biometrics-based financial services in an effort to become one…
