Facewatch comes under the public eye again
Biometric security company Facewatch will provide its technology to UK retailer Iceland. News of a new client comes only a week…
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AI watchdogs, CCTV cameras and more: Every terror suspect under scanner on Amarnath route
Following the deadly terror attack at Baisaran meadow on April 22, security forces have deployed facial recognition systems (FRS…
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Dont charge your phone at airport USB ports, warns the TSA
The Transportation Security Administration is warning people not to charge their devices at airport USB ports because of the…
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TSA rolls out facial recognition at 84 airports, raising privacy concerns
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently deployed a new technology in which passengers at select airports have…
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Police apprehensive about AI as surveillance tech grows, Michigan study shows
While the use of surveillance technology by local law enforcement agencies across Michigan has increased over the last nine years…
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EU inches towards gradual rollout of biometric border controls
The EUs biometric Entry-Exit System is set for a 180 day rollout after Members of European Parliament on the Civil Liberties…
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Thales helping Iraq build biometric data center, integrate ID and forensic systems
A new data center is under construction in Iraq, in partnership with Thales, to integrate data from the countrys national digital…
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Police to soon deploy facial recognition tech across Delhi
The Delhi Police is set to significantly expand its use of facial recognition from localised experiments to full-scale,…
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Biometrics in schools ignite debate about privacy versus security
The New York Senate has passed a bill banning the use of biometric identifying technology in schools, with a few exceptions for…
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Taliban say 90,000 CCTV cameras deployed to monitor Afghan capital
The Talibans police force has deployed 90,000 CCTV cameras to monitor the daily lives and every single action of six million…
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St. Petersburg to introduce Ethnicity Recognition Software in CCTV cameras
Officials in St. Petersburg announced controversial plans to equip thousands of the citys surveillance cameras with ethnicity…
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Russia spends $1B on video surveillance purchases
In 2024, the Russian state increased purchases of video surveillance systems to 130.1 billion rubles (US$1.4 billion). However,…
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