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U.S. Congress moves to regulate facial recognition technology
The Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act has been introduced in the U.S. Senate with bipartisan sponsorship from Senators Brian Schatz and Roy Blunt, in the first major move for federal regulation of biometric technology in the country ... Read the whole story here.

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Report highlights potential impact of biometric technology on trust and democracy
The political and economic significance of biometrics are being changed by the potential for sharing biometric data between web servers...
 
Researchers say NIST biometric datasets include images of vulnerable individuals taken without consent
The U.S. government, researchers, and businesses have collected facial images from immigrants, abused children, and the deceased to test facial...
New ID R&D solution fully automates non-speech monitoring of audio
ID R&D today released Acoustic Event Detection, a new capability that can turn any internet-connected piece of hardware with a...
 
Gun storage company develops biometric access control unit
Firearm storage company Vara Safety has introduced a mounted handgun holster equipped with a fingerprint sensor for easy and secure...
ImageWare to provide biometric engine for telecom with 30 million customers
ImageWare Systems has reached an agreement to provide its patented multi-modal Biometric Engine for user authentication to a major telecommunications...
 
Imaging expert Paul K. Gallagher joins 3D computer vision startup AIRY3D
Montreal-based AIRY3D announced that Paul K. Gallagher, a 30-year veteran of the imaging industry, has joined the 3D computer vision...
Yoti announces new e-signing platform and Scottish government deployment
Yoti has made a series of announcements about a new deployment, a new product, a new look and a new...
 
U.S. Congressional Rep. plans national strategy to maintain global artificial intelligence lead
U.S. Congressional Representative Will Hurd (R-Texas) will devise a national artificial intelligence strategy for the country, as Congress will play...
EU Parliament approves lowering mandatory visa applicant biometrics collection age to 6 years old
The inclusion of biometrics in the European Union’s Schengen Visa Information System (VIS) for all visa applicants aged six and...
 
Synaptics CEO steps down, Q3 revenue guidance updated
Synaptics announced on Friday an executive leadership transition and the departure of CEO Richard Bergman, effective immediately. The company has...
CyberLink featuring its AI facial recognition engine at IoT Asia 2019
CyberLink announced its upcoming participation in IoT Asia 2019 where the company will showcase its cross-platform AI facial recognition engine...
 
Visa report suggests facial recognition key to mass transit evolution
Facial recognition is a key technology for the future of mass transportation, with potential uses for safety in urban environments,...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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