Russia Expands Face-Based Train Boarding to Two More Routes
Russia has expanded optional face-based identity checks to two more Lastochka train routes, allowing enrolled passengers to board by matching their face with…
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Delhi Police Tell Supreme Court Facial Recognition Flagged Only Prior Offenders
Delhi Police told India’s Supreme Court its protest facial recognition flagged only people with serious criminal records, disclosing 2,873 matches.
Coles and Woolworths Confirm Facial Recognition Tests After Bunnings Ruling
Coles and Woolworths confirmed early facial recognition tests after the Bunnings tribunal ruling, with no decision on rolling the technology into stores.
West Yorkshire Police Makes Three Arrests in First Kirklees LFR Deployment
West Yorkshire Police says its first use of live facial recognition in Kirklees led to three arrests during a three-day operation in Huddersfield town centre.…
Sainsbury’s Pauses Facial Recognition at London Store After Customer Ejection
Sainsbury’s has temporarily suspended live facial recognition at its East Dulwich store after staff wrongly challenged a customer as a suspected shoplifter and…
Egyptian MP Seeks Safeguards for Facial Verification in SIM Registration
Egyptian lawmaker Amira al-Adly has called for clearer legal and institutional safeguards around plans to use facial recognition when registering mobile phone…
Ghana Withholds 22,269 Service PINs Pending Identity Checks
Ghana’s National Service Authority has withheld 22,269 registration PIN codes after running identity checks on prospective participants in the country’s…
FBI Uses Twins to Test Limits of AI Biometric Systems
The FBI has detailed a long-running research program that uses biometric data from twins to test how reliably artificial intelligence systems can distinguish…
India’s Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Police Facial Recognition at Protests
India’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition challenging Delhi Police use of facial recognition and other surveillance tools to monitor people attending…
Verifone Brings Face and Palm-Vein Payment Devices to Australia
Verifone is launching its Victa payment devices with facial and palm-vein verification in Australia, following a New Zealand rollout last month.