Rajasthan: Jaipur Airport check-in soon to go paperless with DigiYatra

Aug 06, 2023

The system aims to enhance the digital experience for passengers, where they will now be scanned at checkpoints using facial recognition and improved biometrics....

China's Huawei backtracks after filing for patent to identify Uyghurs

Jan 15, 2021

Washington [US], January 15 : Chinese technology firm Huawei has backtracked on a patent application it filed for a facial recognition system meant to...

For seamless travel, govt to launch facial recognition-based entry at airports today

Dec 01, 2022

Digi Yatra is conceived to achieve contactless, seamless processing of passengers at airports based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT).

Facebook plans to shut down its face recognition system

Nov 02, 2021

Washington [US], November 3 : Facebook on Tuesday (local time) announced that it plans to shut down its decade-old facial recognition system this month.

Chinese school faces backlash over use of facial recognition scanners: Report

Feb 22, 2022

Beijing [China], February 22 : Chinese schools that have been rolling out facial recognition systems since 2019 as part of a government "smart campus"...

Myanmar's junta using Chinese facial recognition technology to track, eliminate opponents

Aug 03, 2022

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], August 3 : In order to expand its public surveillance capabilities, Myanmar's military regime is using facial recognition technology, raising fresh concerns...