CBP & Tech Adoption

The primary mission of the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency is to patrol and ensure that law and order are maintained at the country's borders. In addition, there are requirements surrounding matters that are the responsibility of customs and immigration, in addition to the ...

According to Choice, Bunnings, Kmart, and The Good Guys are adopting facial recognition technology to combat theft

According to the Choice study, Bunnings, Kmart, and The Good Guys have been utilising facial recognition technology to combat in-store theft.

The consumer organisation said it investigated the privacy policies of 25 of Australia's major shops to see if they were employing facial rec...

Texas filed a lawsuit against Facebook over facial recognition, and Macron wants a more aggressive space policy

Texas has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, and Emmanuel Macron wants Europe to increase its space efforts.

On Monday, the Texas attorney general's office filed a lawsuit against Meta's Facebook, saying that the social media giant violated state privacy laws by using facial-reco...

Clearview AI to get a US Patent for Technology Advancement in Facial Recognition

Clearview AI is a software that goes through people’s social media accounts to match the faces of wanted individuals by law enforcement agencies to their pictures already available in government databases. The company is now set to receive a federal patent by the United States.

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GAMING ROOMS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA TO FIND BANNED GAMBLERS USING FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY

Highlights:

• South Australian gaming rooms have now installed the facial recognition technology
• The technology is installed in a bid to find the individuals that have been banned from the gambling

A large amount of the gaming rooms in...

CHINA KEEPS EAGLE-EYE ON POPULATION USING TECHNOLOGY AT WHIM

• The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is altogether inclined towards production and application of technology that overviews and surveys its population, according to a congressional commission of the US.
• In a joint statement to Fox News, Chairman Robin Cleveland and Vice Chairman C...

JAPAN PASSES ‘SUPER CITIES’ BILL

HIGHLIGHTS

• To ensure timely technology roll-out, Japanese Parliament has passed a bill, clearing the plan to create ‘super cities’ in Japan.
• Municipalities need to create plans and get support from residents in their area. After proving su...

CLEARVIEW AI MEETS WITH INCREASED SUSPICION OVER FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY

Highlights:

• Advanced technology may help catch criminals but could be weaponized against innocent civilians or people critical of the agencies that use it, warn tech analysts.
• Facial recognition technology could convert into an invasion of privacy and...

Facial recognition hardware will safeguard the future of mobile trade

A report by Juniper Research found that facial recognition is likely to become the fastest-growing use of biometric hardware on smartphones, as mobile banking security takes on new forms of authentication technology.

The report indicated that by the year 2024 facial recognition would hi...

Facial recognition case in China puts the elder brother on trial

Facial-recognition technology has made its way into the deepest parts of China, from its airports to the hotels, its e-commerce sites and even places like public toilets. Due to the increased involvement, a law professor when asked to scan their face at a local safari park, decided that he had ha...

Ola to launch in London

Ola, Indian ride sharing firm, plans to launch services in London in coming weeks.

The news came after when rival Uber was denied the renewal of license after repeated safety failures. In 2017, Uber had initially lost its license but was granted two extensions. The second extension expi...

Use of facial recognition technology without consent at an Indian Café raises concerns

Chaayos, a popular multi-city chain of café in India, is in the news after it is using facial recognition software to bill customers. Indians have expressed concern about it and it has created a stir on social media. 
Instead of passwords, the facial recognition technology that...

Facial Recognition used by soccer team of DenmarkTo Stop Unruly Fans

On a cold, sunny October day on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark, a gaggle of men wearing black gathers outside Brondby structure to shoot off one or two of rockets, raise their fists and shout concerning however the house team can presently beat — and beat up — the visiting archn...