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Articles tagged with facial recognition

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CBP Says Facial Biometrics Have Verified More Than 1 Billion Travelers

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has now verified the identity of more than 1 billion travelers using facial biometrics at air, land and sea ports of…

October 7, 2026

Soldier's face overlaid with orange biometric scanning grid depicting military facial recognition technology

Union Biometrics Wins KRW 17.2 Billion Korean Army Access Control Contract

Union Biometrics has won a KRW 17.2 billion contract from South Korea’s Army headquarters to build a new automated access control system for military bases,…

October 7, 2026

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Spain’s Data Protection Agency Tells Councils to Justify Facial Recognition in CCTV Plans

Spain’s data protection authority has warned two municipal councils that planned police video surveillance systems with artificial intelligence features could…

October 7, 2026

ID Tech Digest – October 6, 2026

Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: DigiSign Uses…

October 6, 2026

Cambridge Facial Recognition Operation Scans 29,361 Faces and Leads to Three Arrests

Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s first live facial recognition operation in Cambridge produced four positive matches and three arrests after scanning 29,361…

October 6, 2026

SarawakPass Links State and Federal Services Through MyDigital ID

SarawakPass has integrated with Malaysia’s MyDigital ID, enabling reciprocal access to participating state and federal web services. Sarawak, a Malaysian state…

October 6, 2026

Asian woman's face with red digital grid overlay depicting facial recognition technology

HectoData Adds Passport OCR, Liveness and Face Matching APIs

South Korea’s HectoData has added passport recognition to its document-reading services and launched liveness detection and Face Match APIs for remote identity…

October 6, 2026

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ROC Appoints Biometric Researcher Anil Jain to Its Board

ROC has appointed biometric researcher Anil K. Jain to its board of directors, effective October 5. Jain is a University Distinguished Professor at Michigan…

October 6, 2026

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UK Plans Contactless Facial Recognition at 13 Airport eGate Sites

Britain is preparing to introduce contactless facial recognition at airport eGates, allowing eligible returning passengers to clear automated border checks…

October 5, 2026

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Maine Court Filing Alleges ICE Stored Observer Photos in Palantir System

A newly public court filing alleges that Department of Homeland Security agents collected photographs, license plate numbers and other information about people…

October 5, 2026

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