Uber workers allege flawed face biometrics prompted their firing
Some couriers and drivers working for Uber Eats and Uber in the UK have claimed that they either were fired…
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Facial recognition changes in Moscow metro, Hong Kong airport spark privacy concerns
The city of Moscow has announced an expansion of its Metro facial recognition system for approximately US$12.5 million, the Kommersant…
NJ Transit awarded federal grant for AI mask detection, video analytics
The New Jersey (NJ) Transit Corporation has received $600,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation under The Public Transportation COVID-19…
T-Money trials face biometrics for contactless payments to public transportation
A pilot process to put in place and evaluate a system providing touchless biometric payment for public transportation in Korea…
Bolt raises funding for biometric driver verification and AI investments
Estonia-based, ride-hailing company Bolt announced a 150 million euros (US$182 million) investment led by D1 Capital Partners, with participation from…
Manchester Mayor launches FinGo biometrics working group
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is launching a biometrics working group to explore the use of vein recognition technology in…
LumenVox voice biometrics integrated into automated taxi dispatch service
LumenVox, announced a voice biometrics and speech recognition partnership with Austrian dispatch company fms/Austrosoft. The collaboration will focus on the…
Shinhan Card plans facial recognition retail payments expansion in South Korea
The biometric payment system supplied by Shinhan Card to the CU convenience store at Hanyang University in Seoul has been…
Uber says face biometrics address problems as its critical London license appeal kicks off
Uber, the company everyone loves to hate until they have somewhere to go or some money to invest, this week…
RailTel launches tender for face biometric and thermal screening system at Indian train stations
India’s RailTel has launched a tender for a camera system with biometric facial recognition and thermal body temperature scanning to…
