EFF Recaps the Major Facial Recognition Laws Passed in 2020
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has recapped some of the key 2020 milestones in the battle against face-based surveillance. The organization called…
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Public and Private Parties Push for Police Facial Recognition in the UK
Credas and the UK’s Surveillance Camera Commissioner are among those asking for clearer guidelines for the public use of facial recognition in the country. The…
CBP Warns About Identity Fraud After Seizing 14,500 Fake ID Items in Cincinnati
US Customs and Border Protection is sounding the alarm about fake IDs after revealing that officers seized 14,504 fraudulent identification items at the Port…
New Dell Video Conferencing Monitors Support Facial Recognition
Biometric technology continues to find its way into more consumer PC devices, with Dell retaining its status as a pioneer in this effort through a new set of…
Biometric Cards: Tier 3 Manufacturer Orders FPC’s T-Shape Sensors
“Fingerprint sensors for biometric payment cards represent a very large potential market for biometrics, and this order demonstrates the strength of…
Vivo X60’s In-Display Fingerprint Biometrics Come Courtesy of Goodix
“The device features an in-display optical fingerprint sensor, as well as Goodix’s Smart Amplifier and its AudioCapture and VoiceExperience solutions.” Goodix…
ThreatMark Raises Alarm Over Phishing Attacks Through Google App Engine
In a recent post on its website, computer and network security specialist ThreatMark warns of the rising trend of phishing attacks in Europe that use the…
CBP’s Biometric Tech Detects Imposter Using His Brother’s Passport at Dulles Airport
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) used its Simplified Arrival system to apprehend a man trying to pass through US customs with his brother’s US passport.…
Alaska Transitions to Updated Fingerprint Processing System
Alaska has officially updated its Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS). The state’s biometric database has more than 600,000 fingerprints, gathered…
Policy Proposal Would Make Biometric Data Collection Mandatory for Children in South Africa
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is hoping to use biometric data registration to prevent identity theft within the country. To that end, the…