The Dangers of Biometrics: Beyond Fingerprints and Facial Recognition
By Malware News Biometrics, the science of identifying individuals based on their unique physical and behavioral characteristics, has a rich history. However, it wasn’t until…
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Emotion AI Excites Some Businesses, But the Legal Landscape Feels Fickle
By Chris Burt Businesses deploying emotion recognition algorithms need to be aware of the legal risks that they could incur in a regulatory environment that…
FBI Seeks Options for “Clearview AI” Type Facial Recognition Searches
By Jesse Smith The FBI has put out a request for information regarding (RFI) open-source facial recognition capabilities which it hopes to acquire in the…
Kuwait to Freeze Bank Accounts of Residents Who Resist Biometric Fingerprinting
By Rhoda Wilson, The Exposé Kuwait is mandating a biometric registration process for citizens and expatriates. Those who fail to register their fingerprints by the…
TSA Wants to Delay Full Enforcement of REAL ID Another Two Years
By Anthony Kimery The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has proposed to delay full enforcement of REAL ID for Americans until 2027, but will keep…
India to Digitize the Agricultural Sector Through Unique Digital Farmer ID
By Abhishek Jadhav India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the implementation of DPI for agriculture in the Union Budget 2024-25. The approved Digital Agriculture Mission…
Planned New European Travel Restrictions Follow US Precedents and Pressure
By Edward Hasbrouck Citizens of the USA and some other most-favored nations have long been able to travel to many European countries for tourism or…
Whether Through Biden, Harris, or Trump — Digital IDs Are Coming to America
By Derrick Broze The Biden Administration is considering an Executive Order for digital IDs, picking up where Donald Trump’s left off during his time in…
Remote Biometric Surveillance and Policing – A New Frame of Reference?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner In surveillance perspective is everything. Your viewpoint affects what you will see and therefore what…
Growing the Surveillance State: Drones, Facial Recognition, AI Enlisted to Fight Crime but at What Cost?
By Jesse Smith Big Brother is at it again. With rising crime as the backdrop, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is growing the surveillance…
The Future of CCTV and Policing
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Last week’s webinar by Public Policy Exchange considered the future of CCTV and related policy…
Facial Recognition Becoming More Common in US Schools
By Chris Burt, Biometric Update Biometric systems for school safety and security continue to gain ground in the U.S., with more rollouts unveiled and a…
Draft bill allowing German police to search web with facial recognition panned
By Joel R. McConvey Germany is among the first European nations to push at the seams of the AI Act, with a row brewing over…
Opting out of Facial Recognition at Airports
By Edward Hasbrouck Next week the Algorithmic Justice League will be launching an awareness and sousveillance campaign focused on the use of facial recognition in…