UK Commissioner Says Police Shouldn’t Use Facial Recognition to Identify Witnesses
The UK’s Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner has spoken out strongly against a new College of Policing guidance for the use of facial recognition.…
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Zwipe Announces New Strategy and Product Officer
A former IDEMIA executive is now Zwipe‘s Chief Strategy and Product Officer. Patrice Meilland spent seven years at IDEMIA, overseeing the company’s card…
New York Mets Offer Face-based Entry at Citi Field
The New York Mets are rolling out a face-based ticketing system for the 2022 season. The Entry Express solution was developed by the computer vision specialist…
Court Allows Non-Facebook Users to Proceed with BIPA Lawsuit Against Meta
$650 million was not enough to resolve all of Meta’s legal problems in Illinois. That record-breaking 2020 settlement stemmed from a lawsuit that alleged that…
Bangladesh’s Ribat Metatech to Offer Russian-made Facial Recognition Tech to Clients in APAC, Middle East
The Russian facial recognition provider NtechLab is targeting the Bangladeshi market through a new partnership with Ribat Metatech. Ribat is a software…
FacePhi Moves Head Office to New Facility on Mediterranean Coast
FacePhi’s employees will soon be working out of a new facility in Spain. The identity verification company is headquartered in Alicante on the Mediterranean…
NEC NSS Targets US Government With New Arlington Office
NEC America is looking to strengthen its relationship with the US government. To that end, the company has officially opened a new NEC National Security…
Corsight Expands US Operations to Meet Growing Demand for Facial Recognition
Corsight AI is ramping up its US operations to meet the growing demand for its facial recognition tech. The company has only been around since 2019, but has…
Accops Unveils New Remote Authentication Solution for the Enterprise
India’s Accops Systems has released a new biometric authentication solution for remote work environments. Accops BioAuth supports both face and fingerprint…
TAG Systems Gets Visa Approval for Zwipe-Powered Payment Card
Zwipe is already starting to reap the benefits of its recent Visa Letter of Approval. Visa issued the Letter earlier this month, indicating that the company’s…