NtechLab to provide facial recognition for smart cities through Rostelecom subsidiary partnership
Rostelecom Group subsidiary Netris and NtechLab have agreed to a partnership to add face recognition to cameras deployed to Netris’…
Russia
Surveillance cameras to reach 1 billion by 2021 as face biometrics for police, schools, retail roll out
There will be one billion surveillance cameras in operation around the world by 2021, up nearly 30 percent from 770…
Hacked public Wi-Fi provider now in charge of facial recognition server network in Moscow
Maxima Telecom, a Russian technology company that offers free public Wi-Fi in Moscow and St. Petersburg, will also be responsible…
India delays facial recognition tender deadline as Russian systems roll out
A contract to supply biometric technology to India’s new national facial recognition system has not been awarded as planned, as…
Trueface wins Air Force facial recognition contract as other government deployments court controversy
Trueface has been awarded its second contract for biometric facial recognition technology from the U.S. Air Force, to help secure…
Insider perspectives and government engagement top this week’s biometrics and digital ID news
Insider perspectives on biometric security, and airport and event applications were the top theme of the week for the most…
All-over-IP 2019
All-over-IP 2019 November 20-22, 2019 Moscow, Russia All-over-IP 2019, to be held for the 12th time this year on November…
Moscow public facial recognition system challenged in court
A lawsuit brought by a Moscow resident Alyona Popova is seeking to ban the use of facial recognition in the…
Researcher emphasizes biometrics process controls as financial services plan new deployments
Several banks and financial service companies have announced biometrics initiatives to enable secure and convenient transactions without using the traditional…
Russian airports testing mass deployment of facial recognition technology
A number of large Russian airports are testing the possible mass deployment of facial recognition technology to boost border security…
