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Cameras 'Win': Britain’s Top Cop Hails Live Facial Recognition Technology as a ‘Game-Changing’ Tool (The Sun, Sep 11, 2025)
Sir Mark said LFR had made “a major contribution” to one of the safest Carnival events in years, with robbery down 70%, violence reduced by more than half and sex offences by 8% compared to 2024.
 

TSA's New Touchless ID Means No More Showing Physical ID for PreCheck Travelers (Soy Nómada, Sep 10, 2025)
The primary goal of this new system is to eliminate the need for passengers to present a physical ID card or boarding pass at the checkpoint. This aims to further speed up the PreCheck process, saving you valuable time and making your airport experience smoother and more convenient.
 

Voter ID Data Was Used to Build Telangana’s Facial Recognition System, Finds Activist (Boom Live, Sep 09, 2025)
A formal complaint has been lodged with the Chief Electoral Officer of Telangana, alleging that photographs collected for voter ID cards were illegally shared with the state government and repurposed to build a sweeping facial recognition system.
 

Aware Launches Intelligent Liveness for Faster Biometric Verification (Investing.com, Sep 10, 2025)
The company’s Chief Technology Officer Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni described the solution as a "paradigm shift" that unifies passive and active liveness detection through advanced machine learning.
 

Who Has Access to Your Face? (Gadget, Sep 10, 2025)
In this time where boundaries are blurred and multiple parties seem to be vying for your data, who has access to your face? And when is it safe to use facial biometrics?

 

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