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The New York City Council has introduced a package of legislation aimed at increasing oversight of the NYPD’s use of surveillance technologies, including facial recognition and drones. The three bills ...
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Police Scotland has launched an exploratory public dialogue to assess the Scottish public’s views on the potential use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in policing. Conducted in collaboration with ...
NEC Corporation has once again secured the top position in the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Face Recognition Technology Evaluation (FRTE), achieving the highest global accuracy rating ...
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) has announced plans to introduce facial recognition technology at select train station ticket gates, enabling passengers to access rail services without physical tickets or ...
India’s Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has introduced a new Aadhaar-based Face Authentication Technology (FAT) system to enable fully digital generation and activation of Universal Account Numbers (UANs) via the ...
BlueLight Commercial, the national procurement body for UK policing, has launched a £20 million, four-year multi-supplier framework for Live Facial Recognition (LFR) software. The move marks a significant effort to ...
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. has announced plans to deploy advanced biometric authentication and AI sensing technologies at Expo 2025 Osaka, marking a major expansion of the company’s facial recognition and ...
Colorado’s House of Representatives has passed a landmark piece of legislation aimed at establishing robust oversight of government use of facial recognition technology. The Facial Recognition Protections Bill, sponsored by ...
Onsemi has unveiled its new Hyperlux ID family of indirect time-of-flight (iToF) sensors, establishing a new benchmark in depth sensing capabilities with a range of up to 30 meters – ...
A UK gas station has implemented an innovative facial biometric system to automatically control access to alcohol sales at one of its locations. Krisco Services Group has installed the age ...
British retail giant Asda has launched a two-month trial of facial recognition technology across five Greater Manchester stores, marking an escalation in the company’s efforts to combat rising retail crime ...
Cybersecurity firm Accops has partnered with AI specialist pi-labs to leverage AI and biometrics to fight deepfakes. The collaboration aims to strengthen identity verification systems across various sectors, including financial ...
The Milwaukee Brewers have announced the implementation of a new facial recognition entry system at American Family Field, set to debut at their home opener against the Kansas City Royals ...
Japan’s Immigration Services Agency (ISA) has awarded NEC Corporation a contract to implement face recognition walkthrough gates at three major Japanese airports. The new gates, scheduled to become operational after ...
Corsight AI has become the first facial recognition company to achieve ISO 42001 certification, setting a new benchmark for transparency and accountability in AI systems. The certification requires organizations to ...
Police Scotland’s custody photographs taken between 2019 and 2024 are suffering from significant quality issues that render them largely ineffective for facial recognition technology, according to a new report from ...
The Metropolitan Police are set to install the UK’s first permanent facial recognition cameras in Croydon, south London, a major development in the use of surveillance technology in British law ...
Bumble has launched a new biometric ID verification feature across 11 markets, including the US and UK, as part of its broader effort to combat the growing threat of romance ...
Facephi has achieved significant improvements in biometric accuracy with its latest facial recognition SDK, according to recent evaluations by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The company’s facephi-002 ...
Clearview AI has received final approval for a $51.75 million settlement in a class action lawsuit over alleged violations of Illinois’ biometric privacy law. U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman ...
China’s cybersecurity regulators have announced new rules that will prohibit companies from compelling individuals to use facial recognition for identity verification, marking a significant shift in the country’s approach to ...
Australia has launched a groundbreaking trial of age verification technology as part of its plan to restrict social media access for users under 16, a key step in the country’s ...
Sweden has proposed controversial legislation that would give its police force broad powers to use AI-powered facial recognition technology for identifying and tracking criminal suspects in real-time. The bill, announced ...
Nigeria’s Nationwide League One (NLO) is implementing mandatory facial verification for all players in its Division One and U19 Youth League, marking a significant technological advancement in the country’s football ...
The UK is launching a major expansion of facial recognition technology across 14 major airports, including Heathrow, Gatwick, and Manchester, in a bid to modernize border control and reduce passenger ...
Iran unveiled its first national artificial intelligence platform this week, marking a significant technological milestone while raising fresh concerns about the government’s surveillance capabilities. The platform features facial recognition and ...
The UK government plans to implement facial recognition technology at ports that will allow British travelers to pass through border control without leaving their vehicles, potentially reducing passport queues significantly. ...
Suffolk Police has completed its first Live Facial Recognition (LFR) trial in Ipswich town centre on February 22, 2025, resulting in five arrests and interactions with about 400 members of ...
Nashville International Airport (BNA) has deployed facial recognition technology as part of its $1.4 billion BNA Vision expansion and renovation initiative. The implementation spans multiple passenger touchpoints throughout the facility, ...
Seven Bank, a major Japanese banking services provider, has launched Face Cash, a new ATM service that enables customers to make deposits and withdrawals using facial recognition technology. The service ...