Police use of facial biometrics raising privacy concerns, calls for regulation in Canada, Scotland
Law enforcement agencies around the world have been showing keen interest in biometric facial recognition, but privacy advocates fear the…
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.
Victim identification officer says Clearview facial recognition biggest breakthrough, Chicago to review CPD use
Police departments across the U.S. and Canada are using biometric technology from Clearview AI to identify children who are victims…
Police use of facial biometrics draws scrutiny; helps rescue thousands of children in India
Clearview AI has been telling prospective clients that it is offering or planning to offer facial biometric technology to at…
Facial recognition issues to be studied by new National Sheriffs’ Association working group
Continuing with its educational program for its members on facial recognition and associated issues it initiated several years ago, the…
Clearview AI CEO claims First Amendment protects scraping of public biometric data
Clearview AI CEO Hoan Ton-That appeared on CBS This Morning for an interview with correspondent Errol Barnett, after receiving a…
India’s NCRB extends facial recognition tender deadline for sixth time
India’s National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) is still accepting proposals for the Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS), after deciding to…
Biometrics and Information Commissioners criticize live facial recognition deployment across London
The UK government’s Biometrics Commissioner has criticized, alongside MPs and human rights organizations, the Metropolitan Police’s deployment of live facial…
New Jersey law enforcement blocked from using facial recognition tech from Clearview AI
New Jersey is no longer allowing law enforcement in the state to use biometric facial recognition app Clearview AI, following…
Met Police deploy NEC facial biometrics across London
The Metropolitan Police in the U.K. has rolled out in London real-time facial recognition technology developed by NEC, reports CBR….
New Hampshire lawmakers consider banning facial recognition technology
A new bill was presented to New Hampshire lawmakers this week, asking for a ban on facial recognition use in…
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