Activist groups want Facial Recognition banned on college campuses

Digital rights group Fight for the Future is collaborating with Students for Sensible Drug Policy to launch a nationwide effort…

National Crime Records Bureau pushes back facial recognition bid deadline again

After pushing the deadline back five times, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in India is still accepting bids for a…

Railway stations to have smart cameras for facial recognition

Indian Railways in an effort to improve the overall security of the passengers travelling in the trains has decided to install…

Privacy group sues MTA over use of facial recognition at Times Square subway station

A privacy group is suing the MTA over its apparent use of facial recognition technology at a busy Manhattan subway station…

Moscow cops sell access to city CCTV, Facial Recognition Data

Anyone with a little money can buy access to Moscow's surveillance system of tens of thousands of cameras and check footage…

Interpol facial recognition database leads to arrests in Manila

Interpols deployment of a specialised team to the 30th Southeast Asian Games to support law enforcement authorities in Manila has…

China's facial recognition rollout reaches into mobile phones, shops and homes

China has put into effect new regulations that require Chinese telecom carriers to scan the faces of users registering new mobile…

Homeland Security wants airport face scans for US citizens

Homeland Security is joining the ranks of government agencies pushing for wider use of facial recognition for US travelers. The…

DVS to offer Facewatchs facial recognition system to resellers

DVS, a UK-based CCTV camera and components distributor, will provide the Facewatch facial recognition crime deterrent solution to…

New bill would require Federal Law Enforcement to obtain a warrant before using Facial Recognition

Following ongoing scrutiny of the use of facial recognition technology by police and the government, two senators have introduced…

Singapore hotels are using Face Recognition to check-in guests in pilot project

Tourists visiting Singapore can now check in at some hotels using facial recognition technology under a pilot programme that…

Indian Railways is proposing to implement facial recognition to identify criminals

Indian Railways plans to introduce Facial Recognition at train stations, and use it with existing criminal databases of criminals…