Chinese Police Use Facial Recognition to Find Child Abducted 30 Years Ago
Facial recognition has helped a Chinese couple find their son who was kidnapped 30 years ago. Mao Yin had been abducted in Xian while walking home with his…
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Guangzhou Deploys Biometric Tablets to Track Coronavirus on City Buses
China is expanding the scope of its biometric network in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Guangzhou Public Transportation Group is now using biometric…
U.K. Joins Chinese Facial Recognition Development Program
The Home Office of the United Kingdom has announced that the U.K. is joining China’s FaceR2VM project, which aims to develop facial recognition technology to…
Chinese Biometric Facial Recognition Firm Claims 95% Accuracy on Masked Subjects
“Hanvon says its biometric technology can identify everyone in a crowd of up to 30 people within one second.” As the impact of COVID-19 continues to have…
Chinese Authorities Pair Facial Recognition, Thermal Imaging to Contain Coronavirus: Report
“In China, facial recognition cameras, coupled with the state’s broader surveillance capabilities, allow authorities to immediately access citizen’s travel…
South Korean Military Partners with Roansecure on Blockchain-Supported Biometric Authentication
The Military Manpower Administration arm of South Korea’s military has announced a partnership with cybersecurity company Roansecure that will see them adopt a…
Biometric Surveillance Used to Shame People for Wearing Pajamas in Chinese City
Government officials in Suzhou have issued a formal apology for an act of public shaming that was carried out using the city’s surveillance cameras. The…
Beijing Railway Adds Facial Recognition to Help with Spring Festival Travel
Facial recognition software has been installed in 30 self-service ticket machines by Beijing Railway in anticipation of the increase in travellers for the…
Fingerprints’ Biometric Card Tech Passes BCTC Testing
Fingerprint Cards has achieved an important milestone in its ongoing efforts to pave the way for global adoption of biometric payment card technology. The…
iFlytek Eyes Chinese Market with Improved Voice Recognition Platform
The Chinese startup iFlytek is hoping to introduce its voice recognition platform at a national scale within the next two to three years. The company leverages…