Norway’s Data Privacy Watchdog Seeks Ban on Remote Biometric Identification
(Biometric Update, Oct 03, 2025)
Among the main recommendations are a demand for a national ban on what translates as “remote biometric identification” – defined here as tech that “aims to identify natural persons without their participation.
Hong Kong to Install Surveillance Cameras With AI Facial Recognition
(The Japan Times, Oct 04, 2025)
Artificial intelligence is being used to monitor crowds and read license plates, and that technology "will naturally be applied to people, such as tracking a criminal suspect," Hong Kong's security chief Chris Tang told lawmakers.
New Biometric Checks for Non-EU Travellers Entering and Leaving Portugal
(The Portugal News, Oct 03, 2025)
The new system applies across the entire Schengen area and requires non-EU nationals to provide biometric information when entering participating countries. For Portugal, this will affect the estimated 2.2 million British visitors who arrive each year following Brexit.
Why Is Facial Recognition Not as Harmless as It Seems?
(Firstpost, Oct 03, 2025)
So are we seeing a dangerous technological overreach or the future of security? And what does it mean for families, especially when even children are expected to prove their identity with nothing more than their face?
Amazon’s Ring Plans to Scan Everyone’s Face at the Door
(The Washington Post, Oct 03, 2025)
Facial recognition technology is increasingly used in airports, police investigations and sports venues.
Now Amazon’s Ring says it’s putting facial recognition for the first time into its home security doorbells and video cameras. It’s intended to identify your sister, a neighbor or other people you know.
