Governments, vendors less skittish about promoting facial recognition sales
News of Colombia’s decision to buy facial recognition software from a Spanish company for its national police force lacks one…
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Bermuda adds live facial recognition to CCTV network
Bermuda is planning a $4 million project to upgrade its CCTV network, equipping it with facial and license-plate recognition algorithms….
Vendor claims 3-year ROI on retail facial recognition deployment
Amid a worrying rise in retail crime, retailers are adopting facial biometrics as a preventive measure. A case study from…
US schools embrace biometric tools to fight gun violence
School security in the United States has never looked more like a Robocop movie, with schoolboards turning to technological solutions…
More reports that Hikvision, Nvidia still involved in China ethnic surveillance
There is a new account about how China’s Hikvision biometric surveillance firm continues to specifically target that nation’s Uyghur population…
Global spike in predictive policing draws on AI and biometrics
In China, authorities are making notable use of biometrics and AI in policing and security, with potential implications for human…
$1.9M a month bid wins contract for São Paulo 20K camera biometric surveillance system
Brazil’s vibrant financial center São Paulo is preparing to deploy 20,000 facial recognition cameras designed to increase public safety. But…
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…
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…
