Facial recognition stories

Stoktake takes a photo of the animal's face on a smartphone or tablet and uploads it to Stoktake’s proprietary AI and machine learning cloud platform.

"Our acquisition of Touchbyte is a natural step forward in our mission to bring innovative and cutting-edge technology to the access control market."

The Privacy Commissioner is looking into whether the use of biometrics needs to be regulated by a new code of practice.

Technology that lets outdoor advertisers track people in the street is spreading, though the marketing industry says it is at pains not to invade privacy.

Foodstuffs has admitted it uses facial recognition in some North Island stores and says it is undertaking a trial of the technology at further stores to test its effectiveness in crime reduction.

The government is banking on an online system for checking people's identity despite persistent gaps around its implications for humans rights, ethics and Māori.

Incode has announced a new strategic partnership with Hoteza, which is said to offer seamless and secure hotel self-check-In through biometric authentication.

HID powers the hardware and software that help businesses, schools and governments secure access and allow insight into their people, places and things.

"This shift toward iris biometrics technology is creating lucrative opportunities for biometric solution providers."

Incode and TOTM Technologies have formed a strategic partnership to meet accelerated demand for Omnichannel identity experiences in Indonesia.

Once a distant, futuristic concept, facial recognition technology is now found in many technological applications with a variety of different functions. 

Māori data specialists are accusing the government of ignoring them while going ahead and expanding the reach of facial recognition technology.

BAXE has partnered with IDEMIA and Haventec to launch the first decentralised blockchain ecosystem using a facial authentication solution for identity verification in Australia.

Police are pressing pause for now on using facial recognition technology to identify people off live camera feeds, but will still use it on stored footage.

Clearview AI does not comply with the Privacy Act 1988 and ‘interfered with the privacy of Australian invidividuals’.

We speak to CEO Chris Yu to learn about Torutek, a New Zealand-based software firm harnessing the power of AI, IoT, and facial recognition.

Australian facial biometrics and analytics organisation Vix Vizion has responded to user feedback and released an improved user interface.  

There will be more than 1.4 billion users of facial recognition software used for payments alone in 2025, up from 671 million in 2020.

The solution manages workforce needs for public events, plus supports contactless clock on and contact tracing.

The facial recognition reader scans users’ faces to identify them before providing access.

Vix Vizion’s Australian-owned Imagus Facial Recognition Software has been approved as an officially recognised solution, and placed on the government's website for licensed premises and systems integrators to contact.

However, the biometrics market is expected to regain momentum with alternatives already beginning to find their feet.

Nowadays, access control can be combined with video and alarm systems, which can, in turn, link up with licence plate recognition, audio and facial solutions.

Half of Australians believe their privacy is being invaded by the tech, and two-thirds think they should be able to opt out of databases using it.