ROC highlights facial recognition accuracy, efficiency scores as school expansion planned
A series of updates from Rank One Computing highlight the accuracy of the company’s facial recognition software, and its commercial…
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Public schools in Denver, Colorado, hit with breach; fingerprint scans grabbed
Employees’ fingerprint biometrics were stolen from the systems of Denver Public Schools. The theft occurred between December 13, 2022, and…
Face biometrics in US schools getting more attention and funding
It seems long ago when the prevailing sentiment in the United States was that facial recognition surveillance had no place…
Scottish schools’ canteen facial recognition ‘likely infringed’ GDPR: ICO
A letter from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK data protection authority, has told North Ayrshire Council (NAC) that…
Kuwait picks contractor for biometric attendance system in public schools
From next academic year, all public schools in the Kingdom of Kuwait are expected to have a fingerprint biometric system…
Rank One gets nod on ISO-IEC biometric PAD standard, wins a school security contract
Facial recognition vendor Rank One Computing says its single-frame passive liveness detection algorithm complies with level 1 ISO-IEC face presentation…
Financial institution exemption dooms student’s BIPA class action suit
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney For almost four years now, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy…
Entrenched positions on biometric surveillance in NY schools aired
The U.S. state of New York’s IT services agency listened last week to testimony about putting biometric ID and surveillance…
Texas parents to collect students’ biometrics; Sydney school loo-turns on fingerprints
Parents in Texas have been given the option to collect DNA samples of their children using freely distributed test kits,…
Some schools still see a good tradeoff when looking at biometrics
Little has changed in the debate whether to use biometrics in schools. Some communities continue to reject them while others…
