Alleged Trump Conspirator Says FBI ‘Forced’ Biometric iPhone Unlock
Mobile biometrics could play a high-profile role in the widening investigation into former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020…
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Are Democrats and Republicans That Far Apart on Facial Recognition? It Depends Who’s in the White House
With privacy and government surveillance being increasingly salient issues in the discussion around biometric technologies, industry stakeholders may be…
Members of Congress Plan to Reintroduce Facial Recognition Proposal: Report
Democrats in Congress are planning to reintroduce legislation that would ban federal agencies from using facial recognition technology. As Reuters reports,…
Biometric Voter Machines Fail After Ugandan President Shuts Down Internet During Election
Polling officials were forced to resort to manual identity checks after the internet went out during Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary elections. The…
Stanford Study Uses Facial Recognition to Guess People’s Political Affiliations
Stanford researcher Michal Kosinski has published a study that suggests that facial recognition can be used to predict someone’s political affiliation. In the…
XRVision Uses Facial Recognition to Identify Nazis Participating in Capitol Riot in DC
The facial recognition provider XRVision is directly refuting a Washington Times report that claimed that the company’s software identified members of Antifa…
DHS Suspends Trusted Traveler Program in New York
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that New York residents will no longer be allowed to participate in any Trusted Traveler Programs,…
Ghana’s Electoral Commission Says Biometric Voting System Could Save Millions of Dollars
Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has released a statement saying the implementation of a new biometric voter management system (BVMS) could save the country…