Rights groups urge priority to human rights in AI Act implementation
A group of more than 20 civil rights organizations has signed a letter urging the European Commission to prioritize human rights in formulating the upcoming guidelines for implementing the AI Act,...
View ArticleBiometrics in live event venues face pushback from privacy regulators
Sports leagues and live event venues continue to explore facial recognition for security and ticketing use cases. Biometric ticketing deployments to date have been mainly successful from both provider...
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View ArticleBelize to install 1,000 surveillance cameras with facial recognition from March
In Belize, tracking crime suspects and crowd trouble incidents will soon become easier with the planned installation of at least 1,000 surveillance cameras in the capital city. The information,...
View ArticleEU ban on ‘high-risk’ AI comes into force with crucial details unresolved
The European Union introduced a ban on AI practices deemed to pose “unacceptable risks” on Sunday as part of its AI Act rollout. But although the rulebook officially restricts many controversial AI...
View ArticleGeorgian nonprofit calls for investigation into use of FRT to prosecute...
A prominent nonprofit in the country of Georgia has called for an investigation into the use of facial recognition cameras. The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) claims the country’s Ministry...
View ArticleGeorgia’s surveillance cameras under scrutiny amid anti-government protests
Over the past years, Georgia has installed more than 4,300 “smart” cameras on its streets. The surveillance networks – built with technology from NEC, Hikvision, Dahua and Papillon Systems – are now...
View ArticleRussia spends $1B on video surveillance purchases
In 2024, the Russian state increased purchases of video surveillance systems to 130.1 billion rubles (US$1.4 billion). However, the share of cameras with facial recognition does not exceed 5 percent,...
View ArticleEuropol releases report on ethical use of AI video analytics
Video analytics software, which uses CCTVT footage to analyze objects, persons by description, vehicles and more, should be introduced after public engagement and only for defined use cases and with...
View ArticleFujitsu advances AI in radio access networks for real-time video analytics
Fujitsu, in collaboration with NVIDIA, is advancing the integration of AI into radio access networks (RAN) to enhance real-time video analytics capabilities. This integration enables applications such...
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