Facial Recognition, AI, Robotics Showcased at INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation
“The event also saw live demos of technologies including facial recognition, which is increasingly used by police around the world as a surveillance tool. “…
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Almost Every Indian Adult Now Registered in Biometric ID Program
Almost every Indian adult is now enrolled in Aadhaar, India’s national biometric ID database, according to a new report from The Economic Times. It’s a matter…
Plurilock Launches Sales Partner Program
“Plurilock says its sales partners will extend its reach in the Middle East, Europe, the APAC region, and the Americas.” Plurilock has launched a new partner…
IARPA Announces Facial Recognition Fusion Challenge
“The challenge is open to domestic and international interests from industry and academia, and will offer cash prizes to the most effective solutions…” The…
Somali Gov’t Seeks Support for Biometric ID Program
The Somali government is aiming to build a biometric national ID program, and is looking to Pakistan and the World Bank for help. Dubbed the Somali National…
Juggalo Makeup Disrupts Facial Recognition Tech
“…it’s funny that Juggalos, who tend toward anti-establishment and conspiratorial philosophies – one Insane Clown Posse song rejected scientific explanations…
Canadian Authorities Prepare for Biometric Border Screening Expansion
Canadian immigration authorities are preparing for an administrative challenge as the country expands its biometric screening program, announcing that they…
IBM Developing Huge Public Dataset to Help Eliminate Bias from Facial Recognition
“IBM is going to release a dataset of 36,000 facial images that will be equally distributed across a range of ethnicities, genders, and ages.” As the…
Suprema ID Showcases BioMini Slim 2S at SDW Expo
“Given its qualifications and its capability of scanning fingers right out of the box, the BioMini Slim 2S offers potential applications in large-scale…
UK Tax Authority Under Fire Over Use of Voice Biometrics
“The HMRC, for its part, has responded to the criticism by noting that registration in its voice authentication system is voluntary, that identifying…