Facewatch Plans Real-Time Police Alerts as Sainsbury’s Expands Rollout
Facewatch says it will launch a crime-management platform this autumn that can alert police in real time when a high-risk repeat offender is matched by live…
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Ottawa Police Approved to Join Shared Facial Recognition Network
The Ottawa Police Service has been approved to move ahead with the first phase of a facial recognition program, joining a shared network with three other…
UK Maritime Agency Discloses Biometric Proctoring Tool for Seafarer Exams
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency has disclosed that it uses a biometric proctoring tool to monitor seafarers sitting online certification exams, in a…
Lagos Security Agency to Tap Resident ID Database for Facial Recognition
The Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency has partnered with the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency to use facial recognition and fingerprint…
Xailient’s Casino Facial Recognition Platform Gets GLI Validation
Xailient says Gaming Laboratories International has independently validated its Casino Eye-D facial recognition platform, confirming the system’s functional…
Airlines and Airports Ask EU to Allow Suspending Biometric Border Checks This Summer
Airlines and airports have asked the European Commission for the power to suspend the EU’s biometric Entry/Exit System during the July and August peak travel…
South Korea Formalizes Optional Facial Recognition for Mobile Phone Sign-Ups
South Korea is moving ahead with a plan to let mobile carriers verify new subscribers with facial recognition, part of a wider government effort to stamp out…
TSA Finalizes Fee for Biometric Crew Access Program
The Transportation Security Administration is taking over the expedited-screening program for airline crews, adding facial recognition to it, and now setting…
UK Watchdog Warns Police Are Buying Biometric Tech ‘Without Understanding It’
Police forces in England and Wales are acquiring powerful biometric and AI-assisted technologies without fully understanding what they are buying or its…
AlgorithmWatch Ties Georgia’s Protest Surveillance to Russian Facial Recognition
The country of Georgia has built much of its protest-policing surveillance on a Russian-made facial recognition system, according to an investigation by the…