Myanmar expands facial recognition-ready surveillance ‘safe cities’
Myanmar is creating five more ‘safe city’ surveillance schemes across the country using technology from the Chinese firms Dahua, Huawei…
smart cities
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Russia tries to revive twice-bumped biometric surveillance net, put it near Ukraine
A biometric surveillance system that was only partially built across Russia before being shut down might get a new life…
Public face biometrics increase in Brazil, scrutinized for biases, rights impact
Face biometrics deployments in Brazil have been multiplying over the last two years and are proving increasingly controversial for their…
More Indian states launch facial recognition tenders for public security camera deployments
Despite lingering concerns from rights advocates about the use of facial recognition in public places, the use of the technology…
e-con Systems
Established in 2003, e-con Systems has grown into a leading OEM camera manufacturer with a wide global footprint, providing end-to-end…
Vietnam launching digital health pass as Hawaii looks to repurpose screening investments
Well over two years into the global COVID-19 pandemic, digital health passes are still rolling out, even as authorities try…
Precise Biometrics partners on ‘smart-energy’ access control pilot
Precise Biometrics has entered a new partnership with Compare-IT, which focuses on the combination of biometric access technologies and smart…
SAFR facial recognition integrated with physical security platform in Dubai
RealNetworks is providing its SAFR facial recognition to a subsidiary of a Dubai public agency for integration into its Integrated Physical…
HN Security
HN Security develops and supplies high-speed biometric authentication devices, which are key solutions for smart home, smart building, and smart…
Irish municipality fined for GDPR non-compliant cameras, Finland devises centralized system
Data protection agencies in Europe are finding fault with surveillance projects and networks that violate national and GDPR regulations, but…
