Scottish Parliament passes bill to address police use of biometric data
The Scottish Parliament has approved legislation to establish a Biometrics Commissioner that will monitor how law enforcement captures, stores, uses…
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.
Clearview AI sought every US mugshot from past 15 years, Vermont sues over web-scraping
Clearview AI has sought every mugshot from across America to augment the billions of images it scraped from social media…
NYPD Commissioner defends controversial DNA database, Scotland advances biometrics Bill
Last summer, the NYPD was accused of violating state and civil rights in its efforts to build a biometric DNA…
Can businesses be trusted with their hands in the public biometrics cookie jar?
Is it ethical for police to work with commercial entities to create live facial recognition systems? It is a question…
U.S. police offered live facial biometrics on bodycams while Argentina force sued over live CCTV system
Police body camera maker Wolfcom is offering live biometric facial recognition capabilities integrated with its products to law enforcement agencies…
India authorizes roll out of automated biometric facial recognition in police investigations
India’s National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) is now allowed to use a biometric automated facial recognition system (AFRS) to identify…
ICE issues tender for online threat monitoring including biometrics to protect leadership and staff
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is seeking social media and online threat monitoring and facial biometrics to protect its…
Seeing is identifying — new border protection systems train how to spot impostors
Looking is not always seeing, and the difference between the two can be problematic for U.S. Customs and Border Protection…
DOJ asks: How should biometrics be added to Con Air?
The U.S. Department of Justice is considering the addition of biometric verification to two mobile apps used by the government…
Controversial biometrics firm reports facial recognition client list breached
Clearview AI’s client information has been breached, after a third party gained “unauthorized access” to its full customer list, the…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection