NATO launches in-house biometrics system for secure data-sharing
NATO has recently reached two milestones in its biometrics efforts, according to an announcement from the organization, with a pilot…
Law Enforcement
Law enforcement biometrics refers to applications and biometric systems which aid law enforcement agencies. While most often fingerprints, DNA, and in some cases facial recognition, 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.
LAPD prohibits use of third-party face biometric software
The Los Angeles Police Department will cease its use of and access to facial recognition software Clearview AI, reports Buzzfeed….
Oversight board for DHS biometrics use proposed by committee
The Homeland Security Advisory Council of the United States (HSAC) has agreed that a special body should be created with…
Seattle police officer’s use of Clearview AI face biometrics may have violated city policy
Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI and Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers exchanged hundreds of emails in which police were…
InCadence to supply mobile biometric fingerprint scanners for Orange County police
It will soon become much easier for law enforcement officers of Orange County in California, United States, to verify the…
New Zealand police make use of dozens of facial recognition tools discretely, audit reveals
An audit has shown that New Zealand’s police has more than a dozen facial recognition technology tools in its repertoire…
Russia introduces bill to extend scope of biometric data collection for crime suspects
A bill has been tabled in the lower house (State Duma) of Russia’s federal assembly aimed at making it possible…
Facial recognition ban for local police with private right of action passes in Portland, Maine
A ballot initiative to ban face biometrics use by local police and agencies in Portland, Maine, and provide a right…
US police use biometrics to identify alleged criminal among Lafayette Square protestors
A man alleged to have assaulted a police officer during protests earlier this year in Lafayette Square, near the U.S….
UK’s Dorset Police deploy new fingerprint biometrics to speed up suspect identification
Police forces in Dorset, U.K., have started using new fingerprint biometric technologies to speed up the suspect identification process, the…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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