Tag: Facial Recognition
UK and US take opposing strategies on facial recognition
In “Eyes Wired Open” the latest episode of Engage a new podcast series hosted by Genetec Inc, former UK Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Tony Porter...
French politicians call for face biometrics and AI surveillance tools to...
France may be on the way to deploy face recognition and AI surveillance technologies to monitor people in public spaces. The news comes after...
Iris biometrics and facial recognition added to Singapore immigration clearances for...
Fingerprint biometrics are being replaced with iris and face biometrics for border identification checks in Singapore, the country’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has...
Central Railways to install facial recognition attendance systems at its premises
The Indian Railways’ central division is looking to install facial recognition-based biometric attendance systems at some of its premises. The systems will be installed...
Dubai’s public transportation introduces facial recognition for security
Dubai is all set to introduce the feature of facial recognition system on public transport to assure more security for the locals, the officials...
Singapore becomes first country to use facial recognition to pay taxes
In Singapore, online government services can now be accessed by facial recognition -- a world first. This technology is being rolled out to the...
Airport facial recognition could soon handle masks
The use of facial biometrics in airport systems is increasing in France and around the world, and the country’s national data protection regulator, CNIL,...
Majority of Americans support use of facial recognition tech
According to the results of a recent survey conducted by Schoen Cooperman Research, a majority of Americans (59%) approve of facial recognition technology generally,...
LAPD has used facial-recognition software 30K times in last decade, records...
The Los Angeles Police Department has used facial-recognition software nearly 30,000 times since 2009, with hundreds of officers running images of suspects from surveillance...
SIA issues policy on ethical use of facial recognition
In the US, the Security Industry Association (SIA) has released its new policy principles guiding the development and deployment of facial recognition technology. SIA...