Some states reject facial recognition for police, but a groundswell may be building
The Security Industry Association, maybe with a premature sigh of relief, is reporting that measures calling for significant restrictions on…
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SIA sees trust in supporting role for avoiding biometric moratorium
There is nothing wrong with U.S. biometric surveillance that cannot be solved with government funds for private-sector R&D, bias tests…
Some in biometric surveillance industry think Uyghur-targeting vendors are getting a pass
If the Security Industry Association was expecting a pat on the back for booting from its ranks a surveillance system…
Baltimore City Council proposes overarching ban on facial recognition, SIA calls for sanity
In a series of local rules proposed and passed by local government in the U.S. to limit the use of…
Next Biometrics lands $100K purchase order, FPC scores follow-on design win
Next Biometrics has received a new purchase order for its fingerprint sensors from an existing U.S.-based Identity and Access Management…
US military integrates biometrics-enabled watchlist with DoD ABIS
Current DoD biometric initiatives, including the expansion of DoD’s Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) were outlined at a recent online…
NEC, Microsoft executives to lead SIA’s new biometrics advisory board
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named a new chair and vice chair who will head its Identity and Biometric…
Hodgepodge campaigns in US nipping at big biometric privacy questions
A number of federal and state officials are separately talking about biometric privacy. Rather than raising expectations for coherent guidance…
Biometrics, digital ID alliances joined by Princeton Identity, Idemia, ATB Ventures, Transmit Security
Several organizations dedicated to biometrics and digital ID have added companies to their membership ranks. Princeton Identity has joined a…
New ID and biometrics advisory board, ethical AI alliance formed by global organizations
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the foundation of an Identity and Biometric Technology Advisory Board (IBTAB), with the…
