Indian Railways Announces Massive Biometric Surveillance Network
Indian Railways is getting ready to deploy a massive surveillance network at the country’s railway stations. The first phase of the project will be completed…
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Russia’s Lower House Passes Bill Authorizing ‘Nonconsensual’ Transfer of Biometric Data
Just weeks after ordering state-controlled banks to hand over their customers’ biometric data, Russia’s government is now working to pass a law allowing them…
Biometrics Commissioner Looks at Facial Recognition in Scottish Prisons
Scotland’s Biometrics Data Commissioner is asking the Criminal Justice Committee for more oversight over the country’s prisons. Commissioner Brian Plastow is…
UK Commissioner Surveys Police Use of Facial Recognition
The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner is trying to get a more complete sense of the state of facial recognition technology in the UK. To that…
Australian Retailer Drops Facial Recognition in Response to Consumer Report
The Australian appliances chain The Good Guys is suspending its use of facial recognition technology. The company had been trialing a security system with…
Focusing On ‘Whole-body Identification’, First Phase of IARPA’s BRIAR Program Gets Underway
An assistant professor at the University of Nebraska has shared more details about his involvement in the Biometric Recognition and Identification at Altitude…
Russian Authorities to Expand Biometric Surveillance Along Ukraine Border
Government authorities in Russia are planning to expand their use of biometric surveillance in areas near the border with Ukraine, according to a new report…
Thunder Bay Police Pilot Video Analytics System
Police in Thunder Bay, Ontario, are piloting a new video analysis tool that will dramatically reduce the amount of time needed to sift through surveillance…
Gurugram Police Bring Biometric Surveillance to City Metro Stations
The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) in India’s Haryana state is extending its biometric surveillance network. The Department has already…
Manchester Police Try to Recruit Public for Surveillance Scheme
The Manchester, New Hampshire, police department is trying to recruit local businesses and the general public into a large-scale video surveillance scheme. The…