Nigeria collects biometrics of elementary school children for meal program
Nigeria is creating a database of children’s biometrics ostensibly to increase transparency in a school meals scheme. The National Home…
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Schools still a battleground for biometric systems serving students
Controversy continues to accompany the rollout of biometrics in schools. Recent examples demonstrate areas where higher-education officials feel they can…
Alliance formed to set standards for biometric proctoring, AI in education
Education artificial intelligence company Riid and non-profit consortium DXtera have partnered to launch the EdSAFE AI Alliance to increase public trust…
Comparitech facial recognition report highlights growing, variable global market
China retains its status as the country with the most face biometrics-based surveillance in a new report. Research service Comparitech analyzed…
Proctoring industry’s big moment is really a big black eye
There is a sweet spot for covering a new tech industry in The New Yorker. Editors assign when they no…
3 proctoring app makers fidget as they are tested
If darting eyes are a possible sign of anxiety (and they are), there are makers of three automated biometric proctoring…
Thousands of face biometrics searches without oversight enabled by Clearview market strategy
A searchable list of more than 1,800 public agencies with employees who used Clearview AI to search for people using face…
NY schools facial recognition system sticks around the courts
The New York Civil Liberties Union is fighting a motion to dismiss its challenge to a facial recognition system in…
The Man’s still watching college kids, now with biometric surveillance — report
U.S. college and university campuses are as interested in biometric surveillance as any other public and private organization, according to…
Bias allegations against facial recognition prompt legal challenge, threat
Allegations of poor performance for women and people of color by face biometrics systems have resulted in legal action in…
