US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION REOPENS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS

Highlights

• CBP is likely to only conduct pilot programs to collect biometrics at exit, at a limited number of air and sea ports under the existing regulations

• According to the CBP, it has employed strong technical security safeguards and has limited the amount of...

JAPANESE MEDIA ASKS U.S GOVT. TO RECONSIDER CHANGES TO VISA RULES FOR FOREIGN JOURNALISTS

Highlights –

• Japanese media asks U.S Govt. to reconsider changes to Visa rules for foreign journalists.
• The name of the association is - Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association.
• The association submitted its request to th...

FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEMS FAILING BY 20% TO 50% TO RECOGNISE FACES CLAD IN MASKS

Highlights:

•     The National Institute of Standards and Technology working towards understanding failure to face recognition

•     Errors differ in between 20% TO 50%

With the pandemic masking face masks a must, in ...