Reflectacles develops eyewear to bypass facial recognition systems
Chicago company Reflectacles believes it has the solution to concerns about the widespread deployment of facial biometrics. The company is...
View ArticleAnyVision reevaluates biometrics business in Hong Kong, defends Israeli army...
Microsoft-funded Israeli startup AnyVision is reevaluating its business plans in Hong Kong following controversy around the ethical use of its...
View ArticleAmazon trialing biometric hand geometry payment, Ring may be developing...
Ring Ukraine is developing facial recognition technology, although the Amazon-owned Ring does not currently use it, BuzzFeed News reports. The...
View ArticleSchool district to trial face biometrics with no students in database
The Lockport School Board will trial a facial recognition system in an implementation that may not identify anyone, after announcing...
View ArticleFacial recognition backlash grows in China
Media and high-ranking officials in China are warning the public about the risks of unconstrained artificial intelligence and facial recognition...
View ArticleMajority of U.S. adults support police facial biometrics use but opponents...
A majority of U.S. adults trust law enforcement agencies to use biometric facial recognition responsibly, but significantly fewer people are...
View ArticleAI policy advisor says facial recognition bans could spread to states and...
The trend of bans on biometric facial recognition in U.S. cities will soon spread to states, and from there to...
View ArticleCarnegie report says facial recognition and AI surveillance spreading faster...
At least 75 countries around the world are actively using artificial intelligence tools such as facial biometrics to conduct surveillance...
View ArticleNew biometrics privacy lawsuits filed against video sharing and loss...
A class-action suit has been filed against video sharing platform Vimeo over the use of biometric facial recognition in its...
View ArticleNEC partners with BlackRidge to carry advanced cybersecurity technology
NEC Asia Pacific has signed a reseller partnership with BlackRidge Technology to integrate its robust identity-based cybersecurity technology for private...
View ArticleMoscow public facial recognition system challenged in court
A lawsuit brought by a Moscow resident Alyona Popova is seeking to ban the use of facial recognition in the...
View ArticleUmbo raises $8M in post-A funding to accelerate global growth of video...
Artificial intelligence startup Umbo Computer Vision has announced $8 million in post-A round financing, which brings it to a total...
View ArticleCalifornia bans facial recognition on police body cameras as Massachusetts...
California’s three-year ban on police using biometric facial recognition with body cameras has been signed into law by Governor Gavin...
View ArticleGaming manufacturers bringing facial biometrics to Vegas industry event
Video gaming machines that identify gamers with biometric facial recognition are among new technologies being demonstrated at the upcoming Global...
View ArticleBusinesses and courts continue to struggle with Illinois biometric privacy...
A litigating attorney specializing in cybersecurity and related issues is warning that recent lawsuits under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act...
View ArticleComparitech analyzes government use of biometrics, surveillance and data sharing
A recent investigation into surveillance states and data privacy carried out by Comparitech concludes that not even top-ranked European countries...
View ArticleMegvii pushes ahead with IPO plans as biometrics market grapples with ban...
The potential blockbuster initial public offering of biometric facial recognition unicorn Megvii is still being planned for early November, despite...
View ArticleCBP seeks guidance on body cameras with facial recognition for incident...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking information on the possibility of deploying body-cameras with biometric facial recognition for...
View ArticleAll-over-IP 2019
All-over-IP 2019 November 20-22, 2019 Moscow, Russia All-over-IP 2019, to be held for the 12th time this year on November...
View ArticleFacebook loses motion and new biometric privacy suits filed under BIPA
Facebook is a step closer to being forced to pay out damages which could reach $35 billion in a suit...
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