London Artists Wear Makeup to Protest the City’s Use of Facial Recognition
A group of London artists known as the Dazzle Club are using makeup to protest the Metropolitan Police’s rapidly expanding face-based surveillance program. To…
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COVID-19 Pushes Biometrics Institute’s US Conference Back to September
The ongoing coronavirus epidemic continues to disrupt the biometrics industry’s events calendar, with the Biometrics Institute announcing that it has postponed…
San Diego Police Halt Internal Use of Clearview AI
The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) and the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office have banned the use of Clearview AI within their offices. However,…
Captis Releases Biometric Identification App for Milestone XProtect
Captis Intelligence has unveiled a new identification solution that was developed specifically for the Milestone XProtect Video Management System (VMS). The…
Yoti Adds Three More Companies to Humanitarian Tech Support Programme
Yoti has added three new startups to its Humanitarian Tech Support Programme. The Programme was first announced earlier this year, and was set up to help…
NYPD Lays Out Facial Recognition Guidelines
The New York Police Department has officially announced its facial recognition policy, laying out guidelines to which its officers must adhere. In a statement,…
Indian Police Use Facial Recognition to Make 1,100 Arrests
Law enforcement officers in India have used facial recognition to arrest more than 1,100 people in what may be one of the more sweeping applications of…
SecureKey and Onfido Offer Joint Authentication Solution
SecureKey and Onfido have joined forces in an effort to provide customers with a more comprehensive identity verification on solution. The joint offering will…
British Privacy Officer Asks Police to Suspend Use of Facial Recognition
Another British privacy watchdog is asking the police to suspend their use of facial recognition, at least until the potential impact of face-based…
In Wake of Clearview Controversy, Waterloo Police Suspend Use of Facial Recognition
Police in a major Canadian tech hub have suspended their use of facial recognition technology in the wake of the Clearview AI scandal. The company has…