Singapore data protection agency outlines responsible biometric security uses
The Singaporean Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has published a guideline for the responsible use of biometric data in security applications…
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Facial recognition in Europe: what’s happening and how can people be protected?
Two new reports aim to establish the status quo of the use of facial recognition in Europe in public places…
Innovatrics and Blaize partner up for facial recognition security at the edge
Innovatrics partners with edge computing and artificial intelligence (AI) company Blaize to build facial recognition applications for physical access control and…
French Senate seeks to protect against biometric surveillance – with biometric surveillance sandbox
The French Senate Law Commission has released a contradictory report into biometrics that seeks both to ensure France does not…
Researchers pitch combined biometrics to enable identification from blurred, dark images
As demand for remote identification via surveillance increases, a survey of academic work on biometrics including facial recognition and gait…
Draft bill allows Israeli police access to face biometrics from public CCTV
Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation cleared a biometric surveillance bill on Sunday that will enable security services to access information…
Tally of facial recognition bans being overturned keeps growing
The high tide for U.S. restrictions on police use of facial recognition might have come and gone. Seventeen partial or…
Hikvision surveillance tech under scrutiny again as new US sanctions rumored
The U.S. plans to impose tough sanctions on Hikvision, in further reaction to allegations of the Chinese biometric surveillance company’s…
Create trusted, seamless access control experiences with visual AI: a how-to guide
Incorporating biometric technology into your access control system can solve some of these challenges, and it’s likely that you’ve done…
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…
