NY schools eye facial recognition technology to boost security

The surveillance system that has kept watch on students entering Lockport schools for over a decade is getting a novel upgrade.…

Hikvision providing nearly one thousand facial recognition cameras for surveillance system in Xinjiang

Hikvision is supplying nearly one thousand facial recognition cameras to the Chinese government to be installed at the entrances…

UK Home Office plans advisory board for biometrics

The UK Home Office is looking to enable an increased use of biometrics technology for policing, immigration controls and other…

Australian crime agency scraps biometrics project due to overspending, delays

A project to introduce fingerprint and facial recognition technology across Australia has been abandoned due to substantial cost…

Homeland Security to test Face Recognition at U.S.–Mexico Border

Beginning in August, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin piloting a new face recognition system at the Mexican…

Hikvision Artificial Intelligence to watch over kids in Chinese school

High school students in one Chinese school may want to think twice before dozing off in class. Artificially intelligent cameras…

Using facial recognition surveillance cameras, Shenzhen police can now identify drivers

Shenzhen is expanding a network of facial recognition surveillance cameras to catch more violations, after the success of an…

Singapore airport may use facial recognition systems to find late passengers

Ever been delayed on a flight because of straggling fellow passengers? That might be an annoyance of the past at Singapore's…

Facial Recognition System helps Delhi Police trace 3,000 missing children in 4 Days

Nearly 3,000 missing children have been traced in four days, thanks to the facial recognition system (FRS) software that the…

EU Commission proposes mandatory biometrics in ID cards

ID cards issued to EU citizens will need to include digital images of the holders fingerprints, the European Commission has…

Cities worldwide spent over $3 billion last year on surveillance

The world market for security equipment in city surveillance surged past $3 billion last year and won't be slowing down anytime…

Israeli University develops new smart camera technology

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have developed Light Invariant Video Imaging (LIVI) software technology that…