Waldo Can’t Hide From Facial Recognition
There is now a robotic arm that can find Waldo in almost any Where’s Waldo picture, pointing to a dark future of surveillance in which the European Union’s…
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Societe Generale Enables Biometric Mobile Enrollment for Opening Bank Accounts
One of France’s biggest banks has launched a biometric mobile enrollment system designed to let new customers open accounts with a selfie. In pursuing the…
Chinese e-Commerce Firm Opens ‘Unmanned’ Store Based on RFID, Biometrics Tech
Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com has opened a fully automated retail store in Indonesia, with biometric technology playing a key role. As Tech in Asia reports,…
Privacy Impact Assessment Details Phase II of DHS’s Biometric Border Screening Program
The Department of Homeland Security has issued its Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for the second phase of the Traveler Verification Service (TVS), the…
Facial Recognition Market to Reach $8B by 2022: Report
The global facial recognition market will reach a value of $8 billion by 2022, according to a new forecast from Market Research Future. Using 2016 as a…
Chinese Conglomerate Scans Faces for Biometric Marketing
“…the store is equipped with sensors designed to use facial recognition and data analysis to assess visitors and their behavior as they proceed through the…
Remittance Firm TransferGo Uses Onfido Biometrics for Onboarding
London-based remittance company TransferGo is taking advantage of selfie-based biometric customer enrollment, care of Onfido. Onfido’s solution will allow…
AI Specialist BrainChip Gets Scandinavian Distribution Partner
A new partnership between a San Francisco-based AI specialist and a Danish security systems integrator is poised to deliver powerful new surveillance tools to…
SJC Becomes First West Coast Airport in CBP’s Biometric Border Program
The Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) has become the latest in the country to partner with the US Customs and Border Protection agency on biometric…
Phishing Tool Uses Facial Recognition to Track Down Targets’ Social Media Accounts
With facial recognition technology now causing some serious consternation and controversy through its use in public surveillance, it’s now poised to grow more…