The High Stakes of Biometrics: This Week’s Top Stories
It’s been another varied week in biometrics news, but the latest roundup of FindBiometrics’ top stories has a particular feeling of weightiness with respect to…
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Indoor Lab and Cepton Provide Lidar Crowd Monitoring System for Orlando Airport
Orlando International Airport has installed a new large-scale crowd surveillance system. The platform comes courtesy of The Indoor Lab, which specializes in…
AnyVision Emphasizes Need for Ethical and Unbiased Facial Recognition Systems
AnyVision has detailed some of the steps that technology developers need to take to make sure that their facial recognition solutions are both ethical and…
Intel Aims at Access Control, Financial Services with Biometric Facial Recognition Module
“On the issue of privacy and data security, the company noted that the biometric data collected would be stored on the device itself, helping to ensure that it…
WEF Provides Ethical Framework for Biometric Facial Recognition in Air Travel Industry
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is trying to encourage the ethical use of facial recognition technology in the air travel industry. To that end, the…
NYC Council Bill Will Prevent Businesses From Selling Biometric Data
New York City Council has passed a bill that would force retailers and other commercial establishments to disclose any use of facial recognition technology.…
Facebook’s Biometric Privacy Settlement Claimed by a Quarter of Those Eligible
“Illinois’s BIPA legislation requires company’s to obtain explicit, informed consent from individuals before using their biometrics – something Facebook did…
Recruitment of Scotland’s First Biometrics Commissioner Gets Underway
The Scottish Parliament has announced that it is officially accepting applications for the country’s first ever Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, a role whose…
Chinese Real Estate Agents Use Biometric Facial Recognition to Identify Clients
Chinese citizens are once again expressing their concerns about the widespread use of facial recognition. The latest controversy occurred in the private…
Internet Freedom Foundation Shares More Details About Panoptic Watchdog Project
The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) has shared more details about Project Panoptic, a new watchdog initiative that is being set up to ensure that government…