An assistant professor at the University of Nebraska has shared more details about his involvement in the Biometric Recognition and Identification at Altitude and Range (BRIAR) program that is now […]

Government authorities in Russia are planning to expand their use of biometric surveillance in areas near the border with Ukraine, according to a new report from The Moscow Times. Citing […]

Police in Thunder Bay, Ontario, are piloting a new video analysis tool that will dramatically reduce the amount of time needed to sift through surveillance footage. The city has already […]

The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) in India’s Haryana state is extending its biometric surveillance network. The Department has already installed 1,130 cameras at 212 locations throughout the city, and […]

The Manchester, New Hampshire, police department is trying to recruit local businesses and the general public into a large-scale video surveillance scheme. The police are specifically hoping to deploy a […]

The Russian government is now demanding that state-owned banks provide their customers’ biometric data to the state’s Unified Biometric System. According to new reports, the government directive went out in […]

Irish lawmakers are moving forward with plans to give the national police access to facial recognition technology. The current version of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill gives the Irish […]

A high-end London casino is turning facial recognition into a luxury service. Les Ambassadeurs (or Les A for short) caters exclusively to elite customers who can afford a £25,000 ($31,340) […]

Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation has advanced a controversial bill that would give the government far-reaching surveillance powers. The bill would allow the government (including the police) to apply facial […]

US authorities are considering adding China-based biometric surveillance specialist Hikvision to a more severe blacklist, according to a Financial Times report. The company had previously landed on the US Entity […]