Hong Kong police to enable AI facial recognition on CCTV network this month
Use of technology will respect privacy rights and require authorisation by inspector or above, with data kept for up to 180 days, force says
Hong Kong world’s first airport to receive digital identity certification from IATA
HKIA one of first two recipients of 'One ID' certification but officials say adoption of facial recognition technology slower than expected
Data rights group takes aim at AI platform Scale
A prominent data protection group on Oct 27 said it was filing five legal complaints in Europe against San Francisco-based startup Scale AI over the way its training platform Outlier handles data.
Chinese fugitive poses as dead twin brother for two decades exposed by sibling’s ex-lover
At his arrest, Chen was leading an ordinary life under a false name, confident his ruse would keep him hidden
All entry points to have biometric ID systems by Q3 2027, says Home Ministry
PETALING JAYA: An automated biometric identification system will be introduced at the country's entry points in the third quarter of next year, says the Home Ministry
City Hall pauses barrier removal
KUALA Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has halted plans to remove unauthorised barriers and facial-recognition equipment from public roads in Taman Desa while legal proceedings over the neighbourhood's guarded scheme are underway.
Meta’s new smart glasses could have one big change. It just might make them more socially acceptable
A new report suggests that Meta may be taking privacy concerns more seriously than before.
Is your boss watching your face? The next frontier of workplace surveillance
Big tech is quietly patenting facial emotion tracking – and your everyday desktop could be the next testing ground for workplace AI surveillance.
The Internet is starting to card everyone. These startups are making millions from it
Age-verification systems are increasingly sophisticated. They're lucrative for the businesses creating them, too.
US Secret Service testing face-scanning app to probe, stop threats
The US Secret Service has begun using a face-scanning mobile phone application similar to a tool that federal immigration agents have for months wielded to identify people as part of a mass deportation effort.
