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Human rights groups want tighter US export controls for facial recognition
Human rights organizations are expressing support for the U.S. government’s plans to introduce new export controls on facial recognition systems and recommending additional controls on remote...
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Veritone Track updated to include AI-assisted vehicle tracking at scale
Veritone has announced “significant enhancements” to Veritone Track, a video forensics tool that enables authorities to track people – and now vehicles – through large quantities of video without...
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Biometrics coming to more stadiums with facial recognition tender in NSW
Venues New South Wales (VNSW) has issued a tender for facial recognition systems to be deployed at Stadium Australia (Accor Stadium) and Western Sydney Stadium (Commbank Stadium). The “estimated date...
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Russia plans biometrics, CCTV use to automate enforcement of petty offenses
Russia plans to use the Unified Biometric System (UBS) to charge automatic fines for various minor administrative violations such as jaywalking, smoking or drinking alcohol in unauthorized places and...
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New Zealand’s Foodstuff defends its use of facial recognition
Consumer and civil rights groups are questioning the results of a facial recognition trial conducted by New Zealand’s supermarket chain Foodstuffs. The retailer has been deploying the technology in...
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Retail facial recognition for crime prevention finds support in Australia, UK
Retailers in Australia and the UK are keen to use facial recognition to cut down on shoplifting and violence in stores, and finding public support. Regulators are not convinced, however, and a major...
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UK Biometrics Commissioner’s report highlights vacancy in key regulatory role
The biometrics work of UK police continues, overseen by a vacant office which has published a formal report written by a departed commissioner. The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner's...
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DHS needs to better assess bias, privacy impact of AI surveillance
While the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is developing policies and procedures to address bias risk from technologies that use AI, an audit by the Government Accountability Office (GAO)...
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Cameroon live facial recognition project still trying to identify a banker
The President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, last week directed his government to source for money from a Chinese bank for the partial financing of a national video surveillance project with live facial...
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Shanghai cracks down on facial recognition use by businesses
City authorities in China are seeing the first results of its crackdown on the misuse of facial recognition systems by commercial venues. Local authorities in Shanghai announced it has inspected and...
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New facial recognition guidance for Australia addresses privacy in retail...
As Australia grapples with the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in retail environments, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has published a guide to assessing the...
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Russia popularizing biometric technologies in domestic universities
The Russian government will start more active popularization of biometric technologies among young people by signing of a serious of cooperation agreements between the country’s biometrics operator...
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Hikvision cancels 5 biometric surveillance contracts in Xinjiang
While some are steeling themselves for the second term of incoming U.S. president Donald Trump in fear of potential human rights abuses, others are more worried they may be caught being complicit in...
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Chinese spycams back under the tree?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner He knows if you’ve been good or bad – but have you ever wondered how? Tales dogging surveillance technology are...
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Scotland updates guidance on biometrics in schools
Newly updated guidance on the use of biometric technology systems in Scottish schools serves as a critical document for education authorities that emphasizes the potential of biometric technologies...
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ROC deploys Vision AI tech for smart city initiative in West Virginia
Colorado’s ROC has announced a new public security deployment in Marion County, West Virginia, marking the launch of its Smart Cities offering to support law enforcement and first responders. A...
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Revealed: the world’s most surveilled cities of 2024?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner What was the most surveilled city in the world last year? Beijing? London? Maybe Lotsee, Oklahoma (wouldn’t...
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Scottish councils, police defend widespread use of Hikvision cameras
Hikvision security cameras are widely used in Scotland’s public CCTV networks and other facilities run by local governments and businesses, writes The Times. There are 22 or more local councils in...
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Biometric system sought for US Embassy in Colombia
The U.S. Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia, has issued a solicitation for quotes for a firm-fixed-price contract to supply and install cameras and a biometric system. Managed by the U.S. Department of...
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NRF 2025: Corsight, Paravision, Diebold among biometrics providers staking...
Step right up, folks: it’s time for Retail’s Big Show, NRF 2025 – the yearly conference showcasing technological innovation and other developments in the retail space, which this year include emerging...
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