Asia Pacific Apr 9, 2021
Crimes against women spur more surveillance in South Asia
by Rina Chandran
Use of these technologies with no evidence that they help reduce crime, and with no data protection laws, has raised alarm among privacy experts.
Asia Pacific Mar 31, 2021
China using surveillance firms to help write ethnicity-tracking specs
by Avi Asher-Schapiro
Concern over racial detection in facial recognition systems is growing globally.
National | Regional Voices: Kyushu Mar 26, 2021
Despite push, integration of My Number and health cards off to slow start
The rate of uptake for the cards is low at around 25% and, due to the pandemic, many health care providers are not in a rush to install the required systems.
Asia Pacific / Social Issues Jan 28, 2021
China's growing use of emotion recognition tech raises rights concerns
by Avi Asher-Schapiro
Technology that measures emotions based on biometric indicators such as facial movements, tone of voice or body movements is increasingly being marketed in China, researchers say, despite concerns about its accuracy and wider human rights implications. Drawing upon artificial intelligence, the tools range from cameras ...
Business Jan 7, 2021
Masks no obstacle for new facial recognition system from Japan's NEC
by Chris Gallagher
The firm had been working on a system to meet the needs of allergy sufferers who wear masks when the COVID-19 pandemic prompted it to accelerate development.
World / Science & Health Nov 24, 2020
by Kashmir Hill and Jeremy White
Computers are getting ever better at generating realistic, entirely imaginary people. But the flaws are all ours.
National Oct 22, 2020
Facial recognition planned to halt coronavirus spread during Tokyo Olympics
Japan plans to use facial recognition technology, originally intended for security purposes, to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus when it hosts the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year, government sources said Wednesday. The technology was initially intended to ensure security identification of personnel ...
Asia Pacific Oct 18, 2020
From next year, millions of people living in the city-state will be able to access government agencies, banking services and other amenities with a quick face scan.
National Sep 25, 2020
Japan considers facial recognition for contact tracing at big events
The government also hopes to improve the national capacity to conduct saliva-based polymerase chain reaction tests.
National / Crime & Legal Sep 13, 2020
Japan's police introduce facial recognition system in criminal probes
About 10 million facial images are currently stored in the agency's database, including those of suspects referred to prosecutors who have not been arrested.
Asia Pacific Feb 17, 2020
India's use of facial recognition tech during protests stirs criticism
by Alexandra Ulmer and Zeba Siddiqui
When artist Rachita Taneja heads out to protest in New Delhi, she covers her face with a pollution mask, a hoodie or a scarf to reduce the risk of being identified by police facial recognition software. Police in the Indian capital and the northern state ...
Business / Tech Feb 15, 2020
App successfully reunites thousands of missing kids with families in India
Indian police have reunited thousands of missing and trafficked children with their families using a new facial recognition app that campaigners said is a "game changer" in tackling the problem. Tens of thousands of children go missing every year in India, and many are trafficked ...