China lead in global facial recognition surveillance market examined as...
Biometric facial recognition companies from China are gaining an advantage from having the largest home market and being willing to...
View ArticleSenators make their case for proposed U.S. facial biometrics law at Brookings
A recent panel discussion was hosted by the Brookings Institute to discuss how the U.S. government and law enforcement officials...
View ArticleWorld Bank accused of unknowingly funding China’s biometric surveillance in...
Was China’s surveillance state built with World Bank loans? According to official procurement documents, China tried to use the World...
View ArticleGovernment action, facial biometrics and industry responsibility top identity...
Numerous announcements were made this week of biometric deployments and implementations, for airports, retail security, and national digital ID programs....
View ArticleBiometrics research briefs: gig economy, decline of KBA, security solutions...
The gig economy is impacting hiring practices and underscoring a need for comprehensive screening programs for new employees, including contingent...
View ArticleAnother town bans government use of facial recognition, cites dubious...
Facial recognition technology has been banned form government surveillance use in Brookline, making it the second town in Massachusetts, alongside...
View ArticleIPVM opens dedicated video testing facility to research facial recognition...
IPVM has opened a 12,000 square foot facility to expand its research and teaching capabilities with testing of video surveillance...
View ArticleRestrictions closing in on facial recognition, biometric surveillance in...
Earlier this month, U.S. presidential election Democratic candidates were asked to speak their mind about facial recognition. They were unanimously...
View ArticleNtechLab to provide facial recognition for smart cities through Rostelecom...
Rostelecom Group subsidiary Netris and NtechLab have agreed to a partnership to add face recognition to cameras deployed to Netris’...
View ArticleJapanese companies identify facial recognition opportunity in conflict...
China’s facial recognition unicorns have received a lot of hype, but conflict between China and the U.S. and unease about...
View ArticleBiometrics research briefs: North America growth, smart city surveillance,...
The biometrics market in North America will grow by an impressive 17.54 percent CAGR from 2019 through 2027, according to...
View ArticleTop Biometric Update news stories of 2019: ramping up, investments and arguments
The spectacular growth of biometrics and digital identity drove the publication of more than 2,500 news items on Biometric Update...
View ArticleFacial recognition use planned by police and border security as NIST report...
Australia’s Home Affairs Department says it needs to increase its use of facial biometrics with data from allied nations and...
View ArticleCES 2020 demos to show consumer biometrics growth and new applications
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 seems likely to feature more biometric technologies and applications than ever before, as the cutting-edge...
View ArticleUK’s CCTV commissioner pleads for AI, biometric ethical legal guidance
Standard CCTV surveillance cameras in the U.K. now come equipped with facial recognition technology, implementation which has raised a number...
View ArticleFacial recognition, gun detection system implemented in Lockport schools...
A facial recognition system was implemented on January 2, 2020 in the Lockport school district in New York state, following...
View ArticleBiometrics research notes: surveillance and security drive 3D sensors, image...
Biometric facial recognition generated $4.51 billion in 2018, and will grow at a 12.5 percent CAGR to reach a market...
View ArticleSouth Wales police heavily criticized for facial recognition use at football...
South Wales police are deploying biometric facial recognition technology at a major football derby between Cardiff City and Swansea City...
View ArticleNew York MTA sued over alleged use of biometric surveillance tech in subway
New York privacy watchdog the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP) filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on...
View ArticleAutonomous robot uses facial recognition to track construction site progress
British company Casta Spes Technologies (CST) has created Ziva, an autonomous two-wheeled robot that uses biometric facial recognition technology for...
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