Wales issues new guidance on biometrics in schools, clarity welcomed
The Welsh government has released new, clear guidance on how schools should prepare for implementing any technology that would handle…
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Carnegie Mellon draft policy would allow biometric surveillance on campus
Campus police would be allowed to use biometric surveillance on campus for criminal investigations under a new draft policy. The…
New York school districts plan facial recognition security despite ban
A moratorium on the use of facial recognition in New York State schools has not prevented a pair of districts…
School security summit pushes object and facial recognition tech, leans on humans
On the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier to carry a concealed firearm, a panel including…
A couple big wins for skeptics of government use of facial recognition
In a surprise to some, elected officials in Colorado and New Orleans are telling proponents of face biometrics that personal…
Sri Lankan university deploys NtechLab facial recognition for security, attendance
Sri Lanka’s National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) announced the joint installation of facial recognition systems from NtechLab and local…
UK schools introducing biometrics without due care, legal backing, report says
Forcing children to use biometrics to prove their eligibility for the ‘Free School Meals’ program violates a legal restriction on…
Suprema face biometrics enable UK school to cut back plastic waste from access cards
Staff at a British boarding school with over 400 years of history says Suprema ID’s Mobile Access and FaceStation F2 has…
NY State audit finds bidding for school facial recognition system was improper
An audit from the state of New York examining the bidding for implementing facial recognition in the Lockport City School…
Facial recognition planned for UK schools without Biometrics Commissioner consultation
UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson says he was not consulted over plans drafted by the Department for…
