Hikvision cancels 5 biometric surveillance contracts in Xinjiang
While some are steeling themselves for the second term of incoming U.S. president Donald Trump in fear of potential human…
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Russia popularizing biometric technologies in domestic universities
The Russian government will start more active popularization of biometric technologies among young people by signing of a serious of…
New facial recognition guidance for Australia addresses privacy in retail environments
As Australia grapples with the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in retail environments, the Office of the Australian Information…
Shanghai cracks down on facial recognition use by businesses
City authorities in China are seeing the first results of its crackdown on the misuse of facial recognition systems by…
Cameroon live facial recognition project still trying to identify a banker
The President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, last week directed his government to source for money from a Chinese bank for…
DHS needs to better assess bias, privacy impact of AI surveillance
While the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is developing policies and procedures to address bias risk from technologies that…
UK Biometrics Commissioner’s report highlights vacancy in key regulatory role
The biometrics work of UK police continues, overseen by a vacant office which has published a formal report written by…
Retail facial recognition for crime prevention finds support in Australia, UK
Retailers in Australia and the UK are keen to use facial recognition to cut down on shoplifting and violence in…
New Zealand’s Foodstuff defends its use of facial recognition
Consumer and civil rights groups are questioning the results of a facial recognition trial conducted by New Zealand’s supermarket chain…
Russia plans biometrics, CCTV use to automate enforcement of petty offenses
Russia plans to use the Unified Biometric System (UBS) to charge automatic fines for various minor administrative violations such as…
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