São Paulo Metrô in Brazil has deployed facial recognition technology to protect passengers traveling across 18 transit stations.

The challenge of securely identifying a person becomes much greater when work can be done anywhere around the world.

A robust communications plan touching on ethical concerns, user experience, education and transparency might help to dispel the public’s concerns about facial recognition.

Technology has changed the face of the security industry — from artificial intelligence to information/operational technology integration, it has enabled new innovations in the field.

A report published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) details how federal agencies currently use, and plan to expand their use of, facial recognition systems. 

A report took a look at the widespread use of facial recognition technology, evaluating the 100 most populated countries and comparing their use of the tech in governments, police departments, airports, schools, banks, workplaces and public transportation.

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

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Assemblymember Marc Levine (D-San Rafael) unveiled AB 1130, legislation to strengthen California’s data breach notification law to protect consumers.

Utilizing new facial comparison technology, a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officer determined that a 26-year-old woman arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport from Accra, Ghana, last weekend was not a match to her passport and was attempting to enter the U.S. illegally.