Clearview AI facial recognition being used to deliver news of Russian war dead to families
The use facial recognition is being put to in the Ukrainian warzone has been clarified, with the country’s vice prime…
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Cybersecurity trio offer free services to critical industries threated by cyberwarfare
In a sign of the times, three dominant cloud- and digital identity-security firms have joined in a collaborative project to…
Digital identity is crucial for targeted sanctions
Sanctions are a diplomatic action that governments and businesses can take to defend against threats of war. Digital identity is…
Wanting more security against Russian interference, Czechia moots biometric ID requirement
In anticipation of Russia’s military invasion of the Ukraine, a requirement has been proposed that Russians traveling in or through…
Russia offers carrots to consolidate biometrics systems under government control
Always a means and an end for Russia’s government, centralization is increasing when it comes to biometric data and systems…
Biometrics power self-checkout technologies deployed by NtechLab, LG
Deep learning and artificial intelligence company NtechLab has partnered with NCR Russia to work on facial recognition-powered self-checkouts. Spotted by…
Japan takes a good, very long look at its options in China biometrics puzzle
Japan could join the United States and the European Union in restricting biometric surveillance technology to some autocratic governments, not…
Biometrics adoption pushes NtechLab onto Russia’s fastest-growing companies list
NtechLab is included on a list of the 1,000 fastest-growing companies in Russia by the Atlanty business club and Smart Ranking,…
Rostec turns behavior analytics development to ‘smart’ anti-riot surveillance system
Rostec State Corporation is reportedly developing a new anti-riot surveillance system that will feature artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities running on…
Western nations not as focused on offensive/defensive use of face biometrics
Spies of the Western democracies are being hemmed in by adversaries’ biometric surveillance while their governments are being outspent and…
