Second Massachusetts Town Bans Facial Recognition
The town of Brookline, Massachusetts, has officially moved forward with its facial recognition ban. The proposed ban was first tabled back in August with the…
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Comparitech Study Details World’s Most Intrusive Biometric Programs
Comparitech has released a comprehensive report that evaluates the pervasiveness of biometric technology in 50 different countries. The report rated the…
ABI Expects Public Security Demands to Drive Biometric Hardware Market
ABI Research is predicting that the demand for better security solutions will drive the market for biometric hardware to $19 billion by 2024. The firm expects…
Face Biometrics Month: The Roundup
Fingerprint recognition is the biometric modality that is most often used in everyday life thanks to the prevalence of such sensors on contemporary…
Hong Kong Regulators Want More Info Before Megvii IPO Can Be Approved
Beijing-based facial recognition company Megvii has indeed pressed ahead with its push for a Q4 IPO in Hong Kong, but has reportedly run into a regulatory…
Face Biometrics Month: Controversy Over Surveillance – But Not Authentication
Just a few years ago, the kind of biometric technology most familiar to everyday consumers was probably fingerprint recognition, thanks to the explosion of…
IDEMIA Brings Biometric Security Solutions to Milipol Paris
IDEMIA will be showcasing a variety of biometric security solutions at this week’s Milipol Paris event, which runs from November 19 to 22. The technology on…
BIPA Suit Filed Against Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the subject of a lawsuit for violating the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA). This is the latest in a string of BIPA violation…
VSBLTY and Energetika Deploy First Surveillance Kits in Mexico City
VSBLTY and Energetika have moved on to the deployment phase of their smart city partnership in Mexico City. The two companies first joined forces back in June,…
Biometric and Surveillance Tech Fuels $34.3 Billion Security Product Market
Memoori is predicting that global sales for physical security products will hit $34.3 billion in 2019. The figure represents an increase of 8.5 percent, and…