Mission Possible: An Alternative to Facial Recognition Technology
(The Hill, Jun 06, 2025)
Facial recognition technology also presents challenges with accurate identification. While cheap or generic silicone masks perform poorly in fooling individual biometric devices, they prove effective in avoiding facial recognition technology in a crowd. Let us also not forget that some older versions of facial recognition technology struggled to distinguish between people with darker skin.
UK ICO Publishes AI and Biometrics Strategy
(Computerweekly.com, Jun 06, 2025)
“The same data protection principles apply now as they always have – trust matters, and it can only be built by organisations using people’s personal information responsibly,” said information commissioner John Edwards at the launch of the strategy. “Public trust is not threatened by new technologies themselves, but by reckless applications of these technologies outside of the necessary guardrails.”
ICO Launches Strategy to Tackle Risks of AI and Biometrics
(Identity Week, Jun 06, 2025)
54% of people surveyed shared concerns about the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement for inspections and the infringement on their right to privacy. On the other hand, criminals with a known past history of convictions can quickly be detected in police systems with the use of biometrics data matching.
EPS Pioneers Biometrics to Revolutionize At-Risk Detention
(Edmonton Journal, Jun 06, 2025)
“These sensors enable us to monitor the detainee’s heart rate, their breathing rate, and also for motion, and it’s instantly and simultaneously monitored by our monitoring room, fed into a dashboard,” said Insp. Michael Dreilich.
Union Pacific Seeks End of BIPA Case After Late Filings
(Law360, Jun 06, 2025)
Union Pacific Railroad Co. claims that it is entitled to an immediate win on claims it violated truck drivers' biometric privacy rights, days after an Illinois federal judge struck the plaintiffs'...
