Biometrics governance is a nice-to-have for some police
Following the lead of law enforcement agencies fed up with tiresome lectures about thinking before shooting, some police brass have…
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Bills to block biometrics use by NY state and local police reach committees
Police in New York could have their use of facial recognition and other biometrics restricted by one or more of…
Florida bill would let police help hospitals biometrically ID the unidentifiable
A bill in the Florida state house would allow hospitals to request biometric identification of unidentifiable patients. Any law enforcement…
Police seek provider for live facial recognition surveillance in India’s Jammu and Kashmir
The police in the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) union territory of India have issued a tender for a project aimed…
No live facial recognition for New Zealand Police in self-regulation pledge
An independent review of the opportunities and risks associated with facial recognition commissioned by New Zealand Police has made a…
Police biometrics, surveillance ‘too complex’ to treat as data processing: UK commissioners
A letter from the UK’s biometrics and surveillance camera commissioners which lodges their warnings that police use of biometrics is…
European Commission suggests adding facial recognition to EU-wide police database
The European Commission has put forward plans for EU police to work together more efficiently in order to fight criminal…
Australian police-developed DNA forensics may soon reveal other biometrics
A growing list of a suspect’s characteristics is being deduced from crime scene DNA samples by the Australian Federal Police…
Clarity in police use of biometric evidence is not easy to come by
Physical evidence might sit around for decades before chance intervenes and the material can be used to advance a police…
Fingerprint biometrics still a solid tool for police – despite persistent myths
A lengthy research paper looking at myths about fingerprint evidence likely surprises even many evidence experts who think the biometric…
