Facial recognition ban for local police with private right of action passes...
A ballot initiative to ban face biometrics use by local police and agencies in Portland, Maine, and provide a right... The post Facial recognition ban for local police with private right of action...
View ArticleNew Zealand police make use of dozens of facial recognition tools discretely,...
An audit has shown that New Zealand’s police has more than a dozen facial recognition technology tools in its repertoire... The post New Zealand police make use of dozens of facial recognition tools...
View ArticleChinese government biometric surveillance intensifying amid pandemic response
China’s use of biometrics in surveillance is continuing to increase, according to a report by Chinafile, a non-profit organization, published... The post Chinese government biometric surveillance...
View ArticleBiometric smart cards and civic digital identity apps to redefine wallets
The advance of biometric smart cards for digital identity and payments, and their eventual replacement by apps in the former... The post Biometric smart cards and civic digital identity apps to...
View ArticleBiometrics community recognizes need for better messaging on ethical facial...
Less than one in four biometrics community stakeholders say that enough is being done by the industry to influence the... The post Biometrics community recognizes need for better messaging on ethical...
View ArticleInformal agreement on restricting exports of biometric surveillance...
The European Union has reached an agreement on limiting exports of facial recognition and other technology that can be used... The post Informal agreement on restricting exports of biometric...
View ArticleNew regulations will help facial recognition but hard work remains, UK...
“Sunny uplands” are ahead for the facial recognition industry, but biometrics providers and integrators will have to be mindful of... The post New regulations will help facial recognition but hard work...
View ArticleArmy wades into charged territory – biometric surveillance of children
The U.S. Army is readying a demonstration project that would turn facial recognition surveillance systems on children. Its Engineer R&D... The post Army wades into charged territory – biometric...
View ArticlePace of EU live biometric surveillance regulation prompts Reclaim Your Face...
Dozens of allied European civil society groups, incredulous that few of the continent’s governments have, in their eyes, been able... The post Pace of EU live biometric surveillance regulation prompts...
View ArticleDeveloping biometrics market segments advance with new technologies and...
Steps towards biometric technology and market maturity made up the top news items of the week on Biometric Update, with... The post Developing biometrics market segments advance with new technologies...
View ArticleBan public real-time face biometrics, 4 in 10 researchers say in ethics survey
Some face biometrics researchers are deeply concerned about the ethics of activity in the field, while others do not see... The post Ban public real-time face biometrics, 4 in 10 researchers say in...
View ArticleFederal facial recognition regulation watch is on, local rules and practices...
Messages from Microsoft and IBM to president-elect Joe Biden included the suggestion that the time for federal regulation of face... The post Federal facial recognition regulation watch is on, local...
View Article‘Project Panoptic’ launches as facial recognition use by Delhi Police expands
The Internet Freedom Foundation is about to launch what it says is the first system for tracking facial recognition technology... The post ‘Project Panoptic’ launches as facial recognition use by Delhi...
View ArticleUN says nations need to ensure biometrics firms aren’t part of rights abuses
A UN committee on fighting racial discrimination has published a report detailing the role that facial recognition companies should play... The post UN says nations need to ensure biometrics firms...
View ArticleUgandan police accused of using facial recognition system to fuel rights abuses
The police in the east African nation of Uganda have been faulted for using a facial recognition system deployed in... The post Ugandan police accused of using facial recognition system to fuel rights...
View ArticleBiometrics just the start for China’s Xiongan as JD rolls out smart city...
The first phase of a smart city operating system with support for biometrics being deployed in the Chinese metropolis of... The post Biometrics just the start for China’s Xiongan as JD rolls out smart...
View ArticleMassachusetts partially bans police facial recognition use in latest reform bill
Massachusetts state lawmakers have passed a new statewide police reform bill banning facial recognition technology for police departments and public... The post Massachusetts partially bans police...
View ArticleChina’s Big Brother camera network complete, computer vision growth to come...
In news that will be hard for some to believe, China’s domestic government market for computer vision is saturated, according... The post China’s Big Brother camera network complete, computer vision...
View ArticleVeritone leverages Nvidia, speeding face, voice biometric applications
Veritone has joined a growing list of companies leveraging Nvidia’s chip and software market presence in AI to speed up biometric... The post Veritone leverages Nvidia, speeding face, voice biometric...
View ArticleHuawei accused of using ethnicity-based biometrics to develop alert for...
In a development that might finally get U.S. biometrics firms to walk the corporate-responsibility talk when it comes to how... The post Huawei accused of using ethnicity-based biometrics to develop...
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