Visa Says Palm Biometric Payments Have Promising Future
By Masha Borak Payments giant Visa showcased its pay-by-palm biometric payment technology at an event marking the transformation of its Singapore Innovation Center last week….
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White Hat Hacker Reveals Vulnerability in Germany’s Digital ID
By Masha Borak Germany’s digital ID may come under threat from malicious attackers, according to an analysis from a digital security expert. A white hat…
New Zealand Grocery Stores Adding Facial Recognition, Police Want Open Discussion
By Masha Borak Facial recognition is entering New Zealand’s grocery stores and the rapid expansion of the technology has been filling the country’s newspaper headlines….
Belize to Kick Off National ID and Biometric Data Strategy as Soon as March
By Masha Borak Belize is moving towards building its national identification system and formulating a strategy for biometric data with future plans for digitizing public…
A New Way to Thwart Facial Recognition Targets Surveillance Camera Sensors
By Masha Borak As facial recognition surveillance spreads, researchers and privacy-minded individuals have been trying to come up with ways to thwart the technology, using…
New Benchmark Proposed for Keystroke Dynamics Verification
By Masha Borak Keystroke dynamics, a biometric template that identifies individuals based on their typing, has been tempting researchers as an easy way to verify…
UK Police Have Been Secretly Using Passport Database for Facial Recognition for 3 Years
By Masha Borak Police in the UK have been using the country’s passport holder database to conduct facial recognition searches without public disclosure, a new…
UK Police Use of Facial Recognition Probed by Lawmakers
By Masha Borak Police in the UK have been ramping up the use of facial recognition technology with plans for further rollouts in 2024, sparking…
UN’s Counter-terrorist Travel Biometrics Poses Human Rights Risk: Special Rapporteur
By Masha Borak The United Nations’ travel surveillance system, which collects biometric data to track down terrorists, should be paused and “urgently reviewed,” according to…
Switzerland Presents National Digital ID, Adoption Expected in 2026
By Masha Borak After a private initiative to establish a digital identity was shot down by voters in 2021, Switzerland is opting for a new…
Sharp Rise in Facial Recognition Use by Scottish Police, UK Protest Footage Scanned
By Masha Borak The police in Scotland have tripled the use of retrospective facial recognition over the last five years jumping from just under 1,300…
Mumbai Railways Installing Thousands of Facial Recognition Cameras
By Masha Borak Indian Railways is planning to install thousands of CCTV cameras equipped with facial recognition across greater Mumbai in an effort to boost…
Facial Recognition-equipped Robot Dog to Prowl US Sporting Venue
By Masha Borak A robot security dog equipped with cameras and facial recognition is about to prowl a sporting venue in the United States. Mercedes-Benz…
AI Use Grows Among Retail Stores, New York Considers Biometrics for Liquor Sales
By Masha Borak Move over passwords and PINs, retail stores are introducing new tech to help shoppers check out their goods, including biometrics and artificial…