Implicated in Chinese Surveillance Program, Microsoft Denies Official Ties
“…Microsoft has stated that it is not involved in a partnership with SenseNets, and that it has asked the company to remove the Microsoft logo from its website…
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Chinese Subway Trials Facial Recognition Payment System
Shenzen Metro is trialing a new ticketing system that would allow passengers to pay their fare and board the subway with only a facial recognition scan. The…
IDEX Biometrics Partners with Chinese Card Integration Leader Goldpac Group
“It’s beyond doubt that the market for biometric cards will ramp significantly in 2019. During the second half of 2018 a vast range of card integrators have…
NYPD Using China-made Facial Recognition Tech in Secret Surveillance Program: Report
“…South China Morning Post suggests that the NYPD’s use of China-made facial recognition technology is extensive and surreptitious.” The same facial…
New SAFR Partnership Opens Door to Important China Market
“Homtar says it will launch the first trial of SAFR in Shenzhen within a month’s time.” A new partnership offer RealNetworks a pipeline to the China market for…
Fingerprint Cards Bets On ‘Cool’ Factor for Biometric Cards in China
Fingerprint Cards is betting on biometric payment cards becoming the next cool way to pay in China. In a post on its website, the Swedish company notes that…
Facial Recognition to Enforce Age Restriction on Mobile Game in China
“Tencent says its aim is to use facial recognition technology to match players against their government databases in order to verify their ages, which suggests…
Shanghai Normal University Dormitory Gets Biometric Access Control
“For Shanghai Normal University’s 6th dormitory building, the biometric features are the icing on the cake of a larger renovation, which now features colorful…
Alibaba Brings Biometric Check-In to 50 Hotels in Hainan
“The process is entirely automated, and in a statement announcing the Hainan deployments, Shiji asserted that it ‘takes 30 seconds from arrival to room card…
Distribution Agreement to See China-Made Facial Recognition Marketed to US Gov’t
A new distribution agreement is poised to deliver China-made facial recognition technology to the United States. The technology is made by Weibridge, a…