Scotland is trying to regulate the police use of biometric technologies, including facial recognition. Brian Plastow, the country’s biometrics commissioner, has sent a final draft to the justice committee for […]

Any Jamaican living abroad will be able to apply for a new National Identification Card (abbreviated “NIDS”), according to a government official – but they’ll need to actually go to […]

The fraud prevention specialist ComplyCube has added facial recognition to its flagship identity verification platform. The technology will be deployed alongside ComplyCube’s existing Document Verification and AML Screening services to […]

Corsight is emphasizing privacy with the latest iteration of its Fortify facial recognition platform. The new version of Fortify is available now, and was built with an eye toward the […]

The Adelaide City Council is in a standoff with the South Australia Police (SAPOL) over the use of facial recognition. Adelaide is planning to replace its outdated City Safe CCTV […]

An American student has won the European Patent Office’s (EPO) inaugural Young Inventors award. The award was handed out alongside the European Inventor award to acknowledge the accomplishments of younger […]

England’s Cheshire county is outfitting its law enforcement department with facial recognition technology. The Cheshire Constabulary will be using facial recognition to speed up its investigations, and to try to […]

Thales will provide biometric border screening technology for the Spanish government, thanks to a contract win from the Spanish Ministry of Interior. The French multinational will work in partnership with […]

DERMALOG has been recognized for the pioneering design of its new CT1 Camera Tower. The CT1 is geared primarily toward airport and border screening applications, and uses facial recognition to […]

Government authorities in Russia are planning to expand their use of biometric surveillance in areas near the border with Ukraine, according to a new report from The Moscow Times. Citing […]