Leaked List of NTech Lab Users Includes Intel, Dell, and Other US Companies
Some major Western companies may be using controversial facial recognition technology from Russia’s NTech Lab, according to a new report from Business Insider.…
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Judge Orders NYPD to Release Biometric Surveillance Docs
The New York Police Department will soon have to release thousands of documents pertaining to its use of facial recognition to monitor Black Lives Matter…
How Didi’s $1.2B Fine Complicates the Narrative Around China’s Biometric Surveillance
Chinese ride-hailing app Didi has been fined $1.2 billion by state regulators for data privacy and security violations, complicating Western political…
Australian Information Commissioner Opens Investigation Into Retailers Using Facial Recognition
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has officially launched an investigation into Bunnings and Kmart Australia. In doing so, the…
Biometrics Institute Highlights Trust Issues in Annual Industry Survey
The Biometrics Institute has published its 13th annual Industry Survey, which polls industry stakeholders to gain a better sense of current and future trends.…
Myanmar’s Junta Is Pursuing Biometric Surveillance – and So Was Its Democratic Predecessor
Myanmar’s junta government is working on deploying China-made biometric surveillance systems in multiple cities, according to a new Reuters report. Citing…
NIST’s FRVT Isn’t Up to Task of Evaluating Video Surveillance Algos, says Oosto
While virtually every biometrics vendor now agrees on the importance of standards-based, third party testing, Oosto is seeking to clarify some of the…
UK Lawmakers Call for Ban on Hikvision and Dahua Tech
A multi-partisan group of British lawmakers is pushing the government to blacklist camera equipment from Hikvision and Dahua. The group is made up of 67 MPs…
Visa and Mastercard Are Using Biometric Tech Sourced From a Sanctioned Chinese Firm
Mastercard and Visa are using facial recognition technology whose algorithm is sourced from SenseTime, one of the Chinese AI firms that have been blacklisted…
Lawmakers Warn End of Roe v. Wade Poses Threat to Biometric Data Privacy
US lawmakers are suggesting that there is an even greater need for a biometric data protection bill in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe…