Citing an effort to combat crime rates, Mexico’s federal Senate has approved a new bill that would create a national registry of mobile phone users […]

Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey (Dem) is once again asking Clearview AI for greater transparency, and for the controversial facial recognition company to submit to an […]

Following public outcry over privacy concerns, the town of Westport, Connecticut, has abandoned plans to use drones to monitor residents for signs of the COVID-19 […]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is trying to protect people’s civil liberties in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The watchdog notes that many governments […]

Clearview AI is in the news again. This time, the company is being flagged for having allowed wealthy investors to try its biometric identification app […]

Beijing-based facial recognition company Megvii has indeed pressed ahead with its push for a Q4 IPO in Hong Kong, but has reportedly run into a […]

NEC Asia Pacific has teamed up with a US-based network security firm to help shore up the defenses of its smart city platform. The company […]

More than 400 police departments are participating in a surveillance program with Ring, an Amazon-owned smart doorbell platform, according to a new Washington Post report. […]

Vuzix has partnered with the Dubai-based software developer NNTC to create a wearable facial recognition platform designed for security purposes. The solution is called iFalcon […]

“Based out of Hong Kong, Megvii is the developer of the Face++ facial recognition platform, and has emerged as one of the industry’s biggest unicorns […]

“The IBIA is not alone in taking issue with the ban; after the legislation passed its Board vote, an advocacy group called Stop Crime SF […]

Hong Kong-based AI specialist Megvii has raised $750 million through its latest funding round, the company has announced. The news comes after Megvii raised $600 […]