Biometric surveillance, access control and workforce management on display at Intersec 2020
Vivotek has partnered with CyberLink to equip its IP surveillance solutions with CyberLink’s FaceMe AI facial recognition engine. The Taiwanese…
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EU considers 5-year facial recognition ban for public spaces
The European Union is considering a five-year ban on biometric facial recognition in public areas to figure out how to…
France looks to establish legal framework to deploy biometric video surveillance
French officials are looking into a legal framework to deploy public video surveillance embedded with facial recognition technology, writes RFI….
Face biometrics deployed for train station security in Asia, Germans pushback on public surveillance
Osaka Metro in Japan started testing in December a facial recognition solution that lets people take the train just by…
Smart city spending climbs along with deep reservations by residents
Citizen protests and lawsuits notwithstanding, municipalities around the world are rushing to install surveillance systems marketed as smart city technology….
Police and ICE facial biometrics system in San Diego shut down to comply with new state law
If proponents of the use of biometric facial recognition systems by law enforcement agencies were hoping for a big boost…
Global sales of video surveillance equipment projected to surpass $20 billion this year
Nothing is slowing the growth of video surveillance technology. Not spotty economic growth around the globe, or even the ongoing…
Autonomous robot uses facial recognition to track construction site progress
British company Casta Spes Technologies (CST) has created Ziva, an autonomous two-wheeled robot that uses biometric facial recognition technology for…
New York MTA sued over alleged use of biometric surveillance tech in subway
New York privacy watchdog the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP) filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on…
South Wales police heavily criticized for facial recognition use at football derby
South Wales police are deploying biometric facial recognition technology at a major football derby between Cardiff City and Swansea City…
