The Dutch data protection watchdog on Tuesday issued facial recognition startup Clearview AI with a fine of 30.5 million euros ($45.6 million Cdn) over its creation of what the agency called an “illegal database” of billions of photos of faces. The Netherlands’ Data Protection Agency, or DPA, also warned Dutch companies that using Clearview’s services … Read more
A woman tests Vueling’s new biometric recognition system at El Prat airport, January 19, 2023, in El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. David Zorrakino | Europa Press | Getty Images As end-of-summer travel lines back up at TSA airport checkpoints in the U.S., one overseas airport is going all-in on a biometric passenger experience. … Read more
It’s important civil servants “know what ‘good’ looks like,” said Robyn Scott, founder of Apolitical, a learning platform for public officials. “Because there are a lot of great companies out there … and there are a lot of snake oil salesmen.” Greasing the wheels of government Right now, AI isn’t widely used across government. The … Read more
Published By: Samreen Pall Last Updated: August 01, 2024, 16:50 IST DigiYatra’s phased rollout promises a seamless, contactless journey through India’s airports. With over 43 lakh downloads, the DigiYatra app is progressively expanding its reach across India’s airports. Twelve more airports are ready to implement DigiYatra facility that will provide passengers seamless and contactless movement … Read more
Delayed air passengers, disgruntled phone customers and even hungry people craving a slice of pizza increasingly find their pleas to private companies being answered by artificial intelligence. Soon Canadians who need to reach out to the federal government could also find themselves talking to an employee who’s been helped by non-human assistants. Ottawa is working … Read more
The City of Detroit has agreed to pay a man $300,000 in a settlement after the city police’s facial recognition software wrongly identified him and accused him of shoplifting. The city will also revise its policies on how law enforcement uses facial recognition technology to solve crimes. The lawsuit settlement involving citizen Robert Williams came … Read more
Amid the raging controversies involving alleged irregularities in NEET, and NET exams, the country’s premier recruitment body UPSC has decided to use facial recognition and Artificial Intelligence-based CCTV surveillance systems to prevent cheating and impersonation in its various tests. The UPSC is mulling to install AI-based CCTV surveillance to prevent cheating. (Representative image/HT file image) … Read more
A big biometric security company in the UK, Facewatch, is in hot water after their facial recognition system caused a major snafu – the system wrongly identified a 19-year-old girl as a shoplifter. This embarrassing incident led to public shaming and resulted in the girl being banned from all stores using Facewatch’s technology. She’s fighting … Read more
“There are no specific laws, administrative regulations, or formal written departmental rules that mandate the installation of facial recognition devices in hotels,” Dai said in a proposal to the CPPCC on Monday. China cybersecurity firms tap Hong Kong market amid rising demand for talent He said public security departments nationwide should scrap their requirements for … Read more
UK travellers going out of the country and people coming to the UK are soon to get the benefits of passport-free seamless travel at UK airports as the UK border force trials facial recognition technology soon. Earlier, the UK Border Force introduced biometric technologies at Heathrow and hinted at a possible passport control shake-up with … Read more
