NtechLab contracted by Indian Railways to deploy facial recognition at 30 stations
India’s newest railway facial recognition surveillance project is underway, with a contract to deploy the technology to 30 stations, though…
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Is your public transport ticket the beginning of your digital identity?
As COVID has pushed even more people to switch to smartphone-based ticketing for public transport, these transit payment methods could…
Face biometrics tested for payments in Moscow Metro, banking in Japan
The Moscow Metro transport system has begun testing its Face Pay biometric fare payment service with 1,000 users to provide…
Maxima Telecom win $13.5M contract to deploy face biometric cameras to Moscow roads
Two thousand cameras with object detection and face biometrics are coming to the roads and highways of Russia’s capital, through…
U.S. pols probe Uber, Lyft about facial recognition tech facing riders
Biometric privacy is not something most U.S. consumers worry — or even know — about yet, but news of facial…
Watching the ride-hailing watchers with computer vision tablets
A freshly minted public company is one step closer to getting its facial recognition software in ride-hail fleets to record…
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…
Face biometrics systems shut down in Washington, DC and São Paulo, Brazil
The National Capital Region Facial Recognition System (NCRFRILS) operated in the U.S. Capitol will be discontinued due to a new…
Facial recognition concerns impact Malta, South Africa and NYC public safety projects
Maltese MEPs of the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) met on Thursday to discuss the recent European Commission proposal for new…
Moscow Metro to introduce facial recognition system for fare payment
Passengers using the Moscow Metro system in Russia will be able to pay their fares at all metro stations using…
