EPIC files lawsuit to force release of ICE facial recognition documents
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on…
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.
Facial recognition systems for police advance in Dubai, Macau, but not Birmingham, AL
Dubai is planning to implement facial recognition on its public transport system to improve security, the Deccan Herald reports. The emirate…
Facial recognition utilized by protestors around the world to identify police
Portland’s ban on the use of facial recognition technology does not apply to individuals, which is why Christopher Howell has…
India and UK each unveil new strategies for the regulation of biometrics and forensic science
G. Kishan Reddy, India’s Union Minister of State, has announced the 21st edition of the country’s Fingerprint Bureau 2020 event…
Video redaction software enables enhanced transparency for Ohio police department
When the Chief of Police in Oregon, Ohio came to Sergeant Jason Druckenmiller about how the force could increase transparency…
Clearview AI to provide tools for responsible facial recognition use by law enforcement
Clearview AI is planning to introduce new compliance features for its biometric application to help law enforcement customers enforce usage…
Suprema ID confirms biometric scanner used by Spanish National Police for mobile identification
Suprema ID has confirmed its BioMini Slim 2S biometric fingerprint scanner is integrated with the biometric identification devices deployed to police…
Controversy trails facial recognition projects for New Zealand
A facial recognition project in New Zealand which seeks to make face biometrics available for public institutions and approved private…
Transparency for public-private biometric deals? Not in the UK, at least
If every biometrics-gathering partnership between government and businesses was fully transparent, the idea of never ending, large scale facial recognition…
Pakistan deploys facial recognition to secure borders, biometric prisoner identification ordered
Pakistan Customs will put in place a National Targeting Centre (NTC) using biometrics to identify and profile risky goods and…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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