Amazon Illegally Sold Facial Recognition to Russia, Claims Former Employee
An ex-employee of Amazon Web Services (AWS), Charles Forrest, has accused the company of violating UK sanctions by providing facial recognition technology to…
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ECOWAS Urges Members to Embrace Biometric ID Card for Free Travel
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is urging its member states to expedite the implementation of the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity…
Eurotunnel’s Biometric EES Kiosks Will Be ‘Idiot-Proof’: Official
Getlink, the operator of the Channel Tunnel connecting Britain and France, says it will be ready for the biometric border screening system currently expected…
HID Integrates Amazon Rekognition Into Flagship Camera System
HID’s U.ARE.U Camera Identification System now has sophisticated software from Amazon running under the hood. Amazon Rekognition is supporting face detection…
Bulgaria is Ready for Schengen Border Controls, Despite Austrian Veto: Official
Chief Commissioner Anton Zlatanov, a high-ranking official in charge of Bulgaria’s border police, says the country is ready to integrate into the Schengen free…
Anonybit Gives Clients More Control Over Decentralized Data Vault Access
A platform upgrade now enables organizations to set up refined conditions for the retrieval of their sensitive data from Anonybit’s Decentralized Data Vault,…
How AWS and FIDO Laid the Foundation for Footprint’s $13M Series A
“Meanwhile, the FIDO2 alliance agreed on a standard for private and secure auth–what Apple calls passkeys–in Q4 of 2022. This was the final missing piece we…
AI Update: ScarJo Takes a Stand Against Deepfake Tech
Welcome to the newest edition of FindBiometrics’ AI update. Here’s the latest big news on the shifting landscape of AI and identity technology: Meta’s AI…
Materna IPS Becomes SITA’s ‘Biggest Acquisition Ever’
SITA has announced its acquisition of Materna IPS, an IT services firm specializing in passenger handling in the air travel sector. SITA, meanwhile, is of…
Police Circumvent FRT Bans by Asking Neighbors for Help
Police in major US cities have found a way to bypass bans on facial recognition technology by requesting help from neighboring towns with fewer restrictions.…