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How China outsells everyone on facial recognition surveillance
Although a new analysis by the Brookings Institution is meant more as a warning about growing autocratic hunger for biometric surveillance, it also shows how China has scooped up more import deals than anyone .. read the full report here

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Biometric Update Daily News
Welcome to high-class Manhattan, facial recognition. This will be interesting
Anyone who thought the story about a major New York City venue owner using facial recognition to nettle attorneys would...
 
US privacy law catches insurer and Amazon; settlement nears in another case
The biometric privacy protection law in the U.S. state of Illinois continues to churn though challenges. A United States district...
Fingerprint Cards anticipates bounce-back in smartphone biometrics revenues in 2023
Depressed demand for smartphones in China during the fourth quarter of Fingerprint Cards’ fiscal 2022 weighed down the company’s sales...
 
Trust Stamp reveals pleasant product surprise. Now if it can convert the potential
Executives at digital identification provider Trust Stamp are expressing surprise at the level of market interest in its yearling orchestration...
NYPD fleet to become 360-degree surveillance hubs, cops film Drake concert goers
The New York Police Department has given a preview of its new vehicles which will include 360-degree surveillance. The news...
 
SITA enters deal to improve management of passengers’ biometric data
SITA has signed a partnership deal with travel ID verification and data sharing company Zamna, which will enhance the former’s...
8.6M fake ID users in UK: GBG report
Over eight million people in the UK have taken advantage of fake, fraudulent or someone else’s identity to access goods,...
 
Sentry builds Infineon secure elements into biometric cold-storage wallet
The latest generation secure elements from Infineon have been selected for integration into the biometric cold-storage wallet for crypto developed...
Face biometrics mandated for SIM card activation in Argentina
Argentina’s telecom industry regulator, the National Communications Entity (Enacom), has called on mobile service suppliers to require biometric identification when...
 
Regulator accused of inaction as Namibian telco unlawfully collects biometrics
There are concerns in Namibia that the country’s largest mobile communications company, MTC, has been collecting the fingerprint and face...
South Africa’s eGator rolls out biometric ID verification solution, unveils future plans
South Africa-based biometrics and digital ID verification firm eGator has announced the rollout of a new software for identity verification...
 
Digital ID advances can ease online voting in Australia, former election official suggests
Australia’s former New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC) chief information officer (CIO) Ian Brightwell has suggested that digital ID credentials...
Pair of scientists think they have topped homomorphic encryption
Japanese researchers say they have created a way to perform computations with encrypted data faster, more cheaply and more securely...
 
How China outsells everyone on facial recognition surveillance
Global manufacturers, consultants and researchers in the facial recognition industry looking to profit from AI surveillance algorithms have a new...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Biometrics White Papers
Multispectral imaging (MSI) fingerprint technology
Organizations increasingly rely on digital technologies to validate identities for secure interactions and services such as banking transactions, medication dispensing,...
 
On-demand webinar – Demographic Bias in Facial Liveness Detection: Impact, Measurement, and Mitigation
AI-powered facial liveness detection algorithms can introduce bias the same way matching algorithms can, causing mobile banking services to be...
How can we get personal? Leveraging biometrics for loss prevention — and beyond
With biometrics, retailers can reduce loss and theft, improve customer service and increase operational efficiency. The value of robust identification...
 
Solving fraud in banking with trusted identities
One of the biggest challenges facing banks today is providing secure and trusted services while substantially improving the customer experience....
Events and Webinars
Ethics, biometrics and AI: the good, the bad and the ugly – Why European Parliament’s concerns are probably disproportionate
  January 31, 2023
Aviation Festival Asia 2023
  February 28, 2023 - March 1, 2023
World Police Summit
  March 7, 2023 - March 9, 2023
7th Edition Connected Banking Summit East Africa
  March 7, 2023
Emerging & Disruptive Technology for Defense
  March 21, 2023 - March 22, 2023