A Manchester City source has told UK national media that reports of a pilot facial recognition scheme were premature and there is no such plan in place.

Facial recognition technology is too prevelant in the UK and is not being properly regulated, according to privacy NGO Big Brother Watch. 

Next Biometrics has signed an agreement with an unamed leading access control solution provider.

IDEX Biometrics ASA, a provider of advanced fingerprint identification and authentication solutions, confirms that its patented on-card enrollment solution was used successfully as part of the certification process for a global payment scheme.

More than 500,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have been registered with biometric IDs in a joint registration exercise by the Bangladesh authorities and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

BCS, the UK's Chartered Institute for IT, has warned against the rise of a ‘cavalier attitude’ by organisations using ‘flawed’ facial recognition technology to monitor crowds in public spaces.

Swedish biometrics firm Fingerprints has reported an operating profit of 2.3 million SEK (£198,000) versus a loss of 468 million in the same period last year.

The UK's Information Commissioner has reacted to the use of live facial recognition technology in King's Cross, London by a property developer.

BIO-key, a provider of biometric authentication and security solutions, today reported results for its second quarter.

UK airport Gatwick is publishing its new five-year Capital Investment Programme (CIP) which highlights more investment in automation and technology as an enabler of sustainable growth.