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By Guillaume Lavallee and Jonah Mandel JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — One app tells you if you’ve been in the vicinity of a coronavirus carrier and another aims to assess whether you have COVID-19 based on the sound of your voice. In Israel, sometimes dubbed the “start-up nation” with nearly 10 percent of workers employed in high-tech, the coronavirus pandemic has seen a flurry of new technologies designed to contain transmission. Start-Up Nation Central, an NGO, […]
by Victoria LOGUINOVA-YAKOVLEVA Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) —A vast and contentious network of facial recognition cameras keeping watch over Moscow is now playing a key role in the battle against the spread of the coronavirus in Russia. The city rolled out the technology just before the epidemic reached Russia, ignoring protests and legal complaints over sophisticated state surveillance. Since last month, thousands of Muscovites have been confined to their homes for 14 days of compulsory […]
by Rob Lever Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) — Facebook’s massive settlement in a class action case over violating a state law on how it uses facial recognition is being hailed as a watershed moment for “biometric privacy.” The leading social network said Wednesday it agreed to the $550 million payout after failing to win dismissal of the case alleging it illegally collected biometric information for “face tagging” in violation of a 2008 Illinois […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing will use facial recognition tools to speed up security checks in the city’s overcrowded metro, using a ‘credit system’ to sort passengers into different channels, state-run media reported on Wednesday. Long queues and commuters arguing with staff over slow security procedures are common sites during rush hour in the metro system of the 20 million-strong metropolis. The city plans to install cameras that will scan the faces of passengers […]
MANILA, April 21 — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) warns the public against a number of misleading claims currently circulating, regarding the use of biometrics in the 2016 National and Local Elections. The COMELEC has been receiving alarming reports that, in a number of cities and municipalities, unauthorized persons or parties have been conducting so-called “biometrics,” purportedly with the knowledge and consent of COMELEC. This is completely false, and constitutes an electoral offense punishable by law. […]
Election group Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) asked the public to validate their voter’s registration by having their biometrics taken, so that they can exercise their right on the coming 2016 elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/Pk7hrMci4x8
October 14 (PIA6) — Offices of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) throughout the country will be opening its doors for 12 hours daily from Monday to Sunday starting October 17 to October 31, 2015, the deadline for voters’ validation. According to COMELEC-Aklan Provincial Election Officer Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria, the move is to have longer office hours in order to serve better those who would be flocking to Municipal COMELEC offices either to have their […]
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will temporarily suspend the registration of new voters as well as the validation of biometrics of registered voters to give way to the filing of certificate of candidacy of those who plan to run for the 2016 elections. The COMELEC reminded that the registration and biometrics validation will last until October 31. <em>(Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
DAGUPAN CITY, July 20 (PIA) – Some 109,000 voters in Pangasinan who have no biometrics are in danger of being disenfranchised during the 2016 elections if they fail to register within the prescribed period, an election official here said. Lawyer Marino Salas, provincial election supervisor, advised registered voters who have yet to have their biometrics data taken to go to the nearest Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in their area to avoid deactivation. “Voters who […]
The Commission on Elections launched its I-Rehistro program which aims to speed up the registration of voters as well as the application for biometrics.
