Federal Law Enforcement Keeps Signing New Facial Recognition Contracts
A slew of new contracts suggest that federal law enforcement agencies are choosing to disregard the privacy concerns associated with facial recognition.…
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China Outpaces the West in Surveillance Research, Report Suggests
The Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) has published a new study that suggests that China is disproportionately invested in surveillance…
BIO-key Enables Biometric Authentication for Missouri’s Audrain County
BIO-key continues to gain traction in the government sector. The company has revealed that Audrain County in Missouri has become the latest jurisdiction to…
Another Massachusetts City Bans Government Use of Facial Recognition
Another Massachusetts city has banned the government’s use of facial recognition. Worcester City Council passed the ban unanimously in mid-December, and in…
India Once Again Halts Biometric Attendance Tracking for Government Employees
India’s Central Government is once again suspending its use of biometric attendance trackers for government employees. The decision is effective immediately…
Year in Review: Governments at a Biometric Crossroads
Governments were forced to take cybersecurity more seriously in 2021. Though the attack happened before the start of the year, January opened with…
Acuant Maintains FedRAMP Approval Status
Acuant will continue to be an approved technology provider for the federal government. In that regard, the federal Joint Authorization Board (JAB) has once…
India Uses Facial Recognition to Verify Identities of Pensioners
The federal government of India is using facial recognition to help distribute pension benefits. The new system will essentially use facial recognition as a…
NSW Government Starts Search for Digital Wallet and Facial Recognition Solutions
The government of New South Wales (NSW) is looking to modernize its identity posture. To that end, the Service NSW agency has issued a Request for Information…
IDEMIA Renews Fingerprint Contract With State of Indiana
IDEMIA Identity and Security’s (IDEMIA I&S) North American division has renewed its fingerprint recognition contract with the state of Indiana. The company…