Smart glasses, mobile FRT normalize ambient biometric surveillance
Meta’s smart glasses and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) expanding use of mobile facial recognition point to a broader shift…
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iFlytek launches AI glasses as privacy concerns grow over wearable cameras
iFlytek has launched a new pair of AI smart glasses aimed at turning the category from a novelty device into…
Earphone sensors show potential for continuous biometric authentication
Researchers have developed an earphone-based biometric authentication system that identifies users through subtle heart and respiratory signals captured by wearable…
Texas AG opens investigation into Meta glasses over privacy, biometric concerns
Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced Wednesday that he has opened an investigation into Meta’s AI-enabled smart glasses, escalating…
Senators press DHS to abandon biometric smart glasses plan for immigration officers
A group of Democratic senators led by Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Jeff Merkley of Oregon is demanding that the…
ICE smart glasses plan points to broader DHS push to make biometrics mobile and routine
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is moving toward a broader biometric enforcement architecture that would extend facial recognition and…
Wearable AI brings new promise and new risks to emergency response
A new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) makes an expansive case for wearable AI in emergency…
Meta urged to halt facial recognition glasses rollout, disclose law enforcement ties
Meta’s plan for facial recognition smart glasses is facing more opposition from civil society. More than 70 organizations have called…
Token presents a new biometric ‘button’ for air-gapped authentication
Token, the creator of biometric wearables such as the fingerprint-sensor-equipped smart ring, has unveiled a new hardware authentication device –…
Oura acquires Doublepoint to advance biometric gesture‑control
Wearable‑tech company Oura, which is best known for its fitness rings, has acquired Doublepoint, a startup specializing in biometric gesture‑recognition…
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