Smart home facial recognition camera and fingerprint locks launched for U.S. consumers
Several new biometrics-based consumer devices have been introduced to the U.S. market for smart home and smart lock applications, as…
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Viisights secures $10M to strengthen behavioral recognition systems for real-time video
AI technology developer Viisights has raised $10 million in Series-A funding that will be spent on further developing behavioral recognition…
Kyrgyzstan and Dominican tap Chinese biometric surveillance tech as concern grows in Scotland
The role of Chinese businesses in facial recognition systems in other countries is drawing attention, with a report on Kyrgyzstan’s…
Deployment starts for VSBLTY’s $10M facial recognition smart city contract with Mexico City
Partners VSBLTY and intelligent lighting solution provider Energetika have begun deploying their smart city security systems in Mexico City under…
Amaryllo launches biometric security camera with voice recognition
Dutch robotics and biometric security company Amaryllo has won a 2020 CES Innovation Award in the event’s Smart Home and…
Police in Miami, India, Macau expand facial recognition use amid further warnings
The Miami-Dade County Police Department (MDPD), Florida’s largest police force, is seeking to join the many departments in the state…
India delays facial recognition tender deadline as Russian systems roll out
A contract to supply biometric technology to India’s new national facial recognition system has not been awarded as planned, as…
Police consider facial recognition in Denmark, Sweden, Romania, but bias concerns persist
Copenhagen police could gain a “huge advantage” in investigations by implementing a biometric facial recognition system to scan footage from…
Hong Kong police facial recognition contract with iOmniscient reported by Bloomberg
As protests continue to be held in Hong Kong against recent government actions, Bloomberg reports that Sydney-based iOmniscient is supplying…
Minnesota Drone Bill allows warrantless biometric use in specific circumstances
Under a new bill unanimously passed by the Minnesota joint House-Senate Subcommittee on Data Practices, no state or local law…
