Opinion: Conflicting Views on AI Surveillance Cameras in Schools
(Government Technology, Oct 28, 2024)
Some falsely believe that facial recognition technology is just another tech tool to ensure school safety. Watchful administrators can efficiently scan video feeds and spot those students who inflict property damage or worse.
Why The EU’s Biometric Border-Check System Has Failed to Launch
(Fast Company, Oct 28, 2024)
One of the issues the European system faces is scale. Nearly one billion passengers arrive at, depart from, or transit through Europe’s airports each year. And there are literally thousands of airports on the continent, many of which would have to set up the equipment and systems in order to collect and handle biometric data. “Some of the major airports have all the equipment in and ready to roll,” says Öberg—including Copenhagen airport, which he has seen himself. “But I don’t think it’s ready everywhere.”
Retailers Turn to Facial Recognition to Curb $100B in Losses Amid ‘Sweethearting’ Surge
(Biometric Update, Oct 28, 2024)
To combat this form of fraud, Corsight AI has developed a facial recognition-based sweethearting module designed to identify and prevent sweethearting incidents.
NRW Surveillance Package Puts Data Protection Officer "On Alert"
(Heise Online, Oct 28, 2024)
The head of the supervisory authority also puts a big question mark behind the use of artificial intelligence (AI), for example for biometric facial recognition , which has been brought into play by the red-green government. "This is a measure that will affect everyone whose pictures are circulating on the internet," explained Gayk. Such an instrument will also "significantly" affect "our individual freedoms".
Biometric-based Aadhaar Authentication for GST Registration Launched in Kerala
(The Hindu, Oct 25, 2024)
In Kerala, the GST Intelligence wing had detected incidents where these documents were used for creating fake GST registrations. The department also noted that Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat had reported a significant dip in such fraudulent activities following the introduction of biometrics-based Aadhaar authentication.
