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Hong Kong Officials Insist COVID Tracing App’s Face Biometrics Feature Was Not Used

May 9, 2022

Hong Kong officials are playing down the presence of face biometrics capabilities in the state’s contact tracing app after they were exposed by FactWire, a Hong Kong-based investigative journalism agency. […]

South Korean City to Use Facial Recognition in Contact Tracing Efforts

December 14, 2021

According to a recent report from Al Jazeera (citing Reuters), one of South Korea’s most densely populated cities is preparing to launch a new COVID-19 contact-tracing program that will use […]

AMR Predicts Surveillance Tech Will Drive $24.34 Billion Video Analytics Market

January 27, 2021

Allied Market Research (AMR) has released a new report that suggests that the video analytics market will skyrocket in the next few years. The market is expected to jump from […]

Biometrics, Other Safety Measures Will Ensure Olympics Are Not Cancelled: Official

January 25, 2021

Biometric technology will help to ensure that the 2021 Tokyo Olympics proceed as planned, according to IOC VP and Tokyo Coordination Commission chair John Coates. The assurance comes by way […]

BioConnect Wellness Declaration Solution Integrated Into MaRS Innovation Hub

November 24, 2020

Biometric authentication technology company BioConnect and Toronto-based innovation hub MaRS Discovery District have announced the successful integration of BioConnect’s Wellness Declaration Solution (WDS) in the MaRS facility in downtown Toronto. […]

Japan to Pair Face Recognition with Mask and Temperature Detection During Tokyo Olympics

October 22, 2020

Kyodo News is reporting that Japanese officials are indeed planning to use facial recognition to monitor the spread of COVID-19 during next year’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The details of […]

Japan to Use Biometrics to Track COVID-19 During Tokyo Olympics

September 25, 2020

The Japanese government is planning to use facial recognition to support contact tracing initiatives and slow the spread of COVID-19 at large events. That includes next year’s Tokyo Olympics and […]

Gibraltar’s Contact Tracing App Goes the Extra Mile With Biometrics

August 11, 2020

“The Wai-Eye app comes with facial recognition capabilities that can be used for access control and attendance tracking.” Gibraltar Technologies has released a new mobile app that will allow schools […]

Guardhat, Oloid Team Up on Biometric Screening and Contact Tracing Solution for the Enterprise

June 22, 2020

“Oloid’s FaceVault solutions is designed to use facial recognition for biometric access control and time and attendance tracking.” Guardhat has established another partnership with a biometrics specialist, this time with […]

Hytera Aims for SMEs with Biometric Temperature Screening Solution

June 8, 2020

Shenzen-based Hytera, a manufacturer of radio receivers and systems, announced its latest temperature detection solution aimed at helping small to medium-sized organizations to both safely operate during the COVID-19 pandemic […]

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