Articles Tagged with ''facial recognition''

Touchless access control solutions look to alter the landscape of higher education

New and innovative access control and secured entrance options take center stage on college campuses

April 13, 2021

The reality is that most institutions of higher learning have decided to open their campuses this fall regardless of the political rancor, adding the specter of a deadly pandemic to an already challenging campus security environment where campus shootings, physical violence to women and theft usually occupy the top threat metrics for college security administrators. Because college and university campuses have thousands of students and faculty traversing a wide swath of buildings all day, every day, having an access control solution that not only addresses the security aspect of this population, but now one that must also handle myriad safety and health concerns due to COVID-19 to lessen the likelihood of the virus spreading, is a top priority.

Narita and Haneda airports in Japan are implementing facial scanning recognition technology for tighter security and contactless boarding amid COVID-19

Major Japan airports will use facial recognition for international flight boarding

April 5, 2021

Ahead of the 2021 Summer Olympics, Narita and Haneda airports in Japan will implement facial recognition technology for international flight boarding by July.

NFL's New Orleans Saints uses facial recognition technology for training facilities

New Orleans Saints deploy facial recognition tech for touchless access control at training facilities

April 2, 2021

The NFL's New Orleans Saints has implemented facial recognition technology for touchless access control into its training facilities.

Virginia's bill to ban facial recognition technology

April 2, 2021

Virginia lawmakers unanimously approved a bill HB2031 that would restrict facial recognition technology for local law enforcement.

U.K. Uber drivers claim company uses flawed facial recognition biometrics which prompted the former employees' firing

March 4, 2021

This week, former Uber drivers in the U.K. claimed that the company fired them after claiming they subcontracted out their rides; the drivers refute that and claim that the facial biometrics the company uses is racially biased and flawed.

Clearview facial recognition technology illegal in Canada according to investigation

Canadian authorities rule Clearview facial recognition technology illegal

February 5, 2021

Technology company Clearview AI’s scraping of billions of images of people from across the Internet represented mass surveillance and was a clear violation of the privacy rights of Canadians, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has found after conducting an investigation into the matter.

Greek police to introduce live facial recognition

February 2, 2021

Greek police are set to introduce live face recognition before the summer. By the summer of 2021, the Greek police will receive thousands of devices allowing for live facial recognition and fingerprint identification. The devices will be deployed in everyday police work, according to a Greek police official AlgorithmWatch talked to.

Large venue security can enhance COVID-19 response with facial recognition technology

Security at the forefront of reopening - How implementing facial recognition tech now can help bolster security later

Rob Watts

December 11, 2020

How can venues use facial recognition technology to enforce COVID-19 response measures, enhance security, and streamline the customer experience into the future.

The results are in: Portland, Maine bans facial recognition

November 5, 2020

The referendum allows for strengthening of a ban on the use of facial recognition surveillance technology by police and other public officials.

75% americans support facial recognition technology at airports

Independent poll says 68% of Americans support facial recognition

October 7, 2020

Independent polling firm Schoen Cooperman Research recently conducted a nationwide poll on Americans’ views of facial recognition technology. The survey of 1,000 adults found that most Americans support the use of facial recognition across a wide range of applications with 75% supporting facial recognition technology at airports.

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