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…
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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…
VisionLabs’ biometrics deployed at more than 60 universities, schools in Russia
VisionLabs has announced the deployment of its computer vision and biometrics capabilities in more than 60 educational institutions in Russia….
Facial recognition deployments with lax regulation under scrutiny worldwide
Several facial recognition projects around the world have recently come under scrutiny, spurred by concerns of privacy advocates that the…
Shufti Pro wins biometric onboarding contract with Russian SIM provider
Russian SIM service provider Birka has selected Shufti Pro to provide biometric ID verification for customer registration. Birka customers will…
Roselectronics to supply biometrics for Russian street-level public transport
Rostec State Corporation’s holding company Roselectronics will start the development and production of biometric systems for ground public transport in…
