Naha Airport utilises biometrics for facial recognition

System is designed to accelerate the customs procedures by confirming travellers’ identities . Okinawa Japan’s Naha Airport has chosen an electronic customs procedure system utilizing face recognition at the customs inspection areas. The system is designed to accelerate the customs procedures at leading airports, where NEC’s face recognition technology can…

Read More

Facial recognition firm Clearview AI probed by Australia, UK for privacy issues

Company under investigation under several countries. (Reuters) – Britain’s data watchdog and its Australian counterpart said they launched a joint investigation into the personal information handling practices of facial recognition technology company Clearview AI. The investigation will be conducted by UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Office of the…

Read More

IBM steps away from face recognition market

Vendor adamantly opposed to use of technology for mass surveillance, racial profiling. In a letter to the United States Congress, technology giant IBM has declared it will no longer offer its general-purpose IBM facial recognition or analysis software. Arvind Krishna CEO at IBM stated it “firmly opposes and will not…

Read More