Pushback against facial recognition use by police sits at various stages in countries around the world this week. A Welsh…
Law Enforcement
Law enforcement biometrics refers to applications of biometric systems which aid law enforcement agencies. This is a wide-ranging category and can include AFIS, ABIS, mobile identification systems, criminal ID solutions, fingerprint recognition, surveillance, as well as access control systems. Read our research report on biometrics and law enforcement.
Restrictions on biometrics by New Jersey agencies, police banned under proposed legislation
A bill introduced this week in the New Jersey State Senate would ban New Jersey government agencies, law enforcement, and…
Scottish Justice Secretary talks ethics, calls biometrics bill “narrow”
As Scotland is looking into new legislation for the role of biometrics commissioner, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf believes the use…
Police in Miami, India, Macau expand facial recognition use amid further warnings
The Miami-Dade County Police Department (MDPD), Florida’s largest police force, is seeking to join the many departments in the state…
FingerID launches AI AFIS promising fast and accurate biometric fingerprint matching at scale
An automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) promising revolutionary performance and accuracy benefits at scale based on new innovations in artificial…
U.S. Homeland Security to hold biometrics for 259M people by 2022 and seeks new capabilities
The IDENT database held by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will hold biometric data from at least 259…
India delays facial recognition tender deadline as Russian systems roll out
A contract to supply biometric technology to India’s new national facial recognition system has not been awarded as planned, as…
UK Biometrics and Forensics Ethics group finally reports concerns with government plans
The UK government has released the first annual report from the Biometrics and Forensic Ethics Group (BFEG) two years later…
India police hackathon focused on facial recognition and data analytics
The Karnataka State Police Department in India is organizing the first edition of the “India Police Hackathon 2019,” writes the…
INTERPOL urges systematic biometric data collection and sharing to combat terrorist threats
INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock has emphasized to Project Kalkan countries the importance of collecting and sharing biometric data with…
