UN High Commissioner says facial recognition could lead to destruction of privacy
Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has touted the potential negative impact of facial recognition systems, saying these…
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Philippines unveils new CCTV system command center, plans facial recognition procurement
A massive video surveillance communications and command center with more than 400 high-definition CCTV cameras has gone operational in Pasig…
South African province deploys biometrics to identify unclaimed bodies, reduce crime
The government of South Africa’s smallest province, Gauteng, has launched a fingerprint biometrics system that will enable health authorities easily…
ECJ hits Russia with human rights violations due to facial recognition use
The European Court of Human Rights (ECJ) has decided unanimously that Russia is guilty of human rights violations due to…
Futurist says drones with biometrics will be deployed against mass shootings
Futurist and celebrity speaker Thomas Frey is hailing a new solution for the epidemic of mass shootings in the United…
Discredited biometric surveillance project in Malta closed, but is it?
Facial recognition networks might bring tiny Malta more security from street crime someday but right now it’s caught in a…
Cameroon launches video surveillance with live facial recognition in largest city
An Annex facility of the National Command and Control Centre for Video Surveillance has gone operational in Douala in a…
Cambodia’s dark history a pall over govt surveillance plans
Government critics and human rights advocates say Cambodia’s push to introduce facial recognition surveillance could be used against political opponents….
French Senate votes in favor of public facial recognition pilot
The French Senate voted on Monday to adopt a draft law on testing facial recognition technology in public spaces. The…
US, Kyrgyzstan, India hunt criminals with facial recognition watchlists
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has reportedly used facial recognition and fingerprint biometric data to locate an alleged Bosnian…
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