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Trust Stamp, Seiko Solutions partner on facial recognition service for Japan

Biometric Update · · International · Surveillance & Civil Liberties

Trust Stamp and Seiko Solutions have announced a partnership to offer a facial recognition service in Japan. The collaboration combines Trust Stamp's biometric identity technology with Seiko Solutions' presence in the Japanese market.

Why this matters: Facial recognition in Japan is a meaningful expansion. Japan has a large, aging population, dense public infrastructure, and relatively limited biometric privacy law compared to parts of Europe or some U.S. states. When two companies quietly partner to bring this technology to a new market, the real issue is what guardrails exist before rollout, not after. Who decides where cameras go, what the data is used for, and how long it is kept? Those answers rarely come in the press release.

Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy

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