Covering your face to avoid facial recognition could result in fines in England and France
London’s Metropolitan Police have fined a man £90 (US$118) after he declined to participate in a trial of the force’s…
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.
Sophisticated fingerprint alteration helps suspect evade capture for 15 years
A drug trafficker who damaged his fingers and used micro-implants to avoid biometric fingerprint identification has been arrested after evading…
San Francisco to consider banning facial recognition and restricting biometric surveillance
Legislation has been proposed to ban the purchase or use of facial recognition technology in San Francisco by local law…
SuperCom awarded four year electronic monitoring contract in Estonia
SuperCom announced today that it has secured a contract with the national government of Estonia to deploy its Pure Security…
Fingerprint data sharing agreement between Japan and U.S. takes effect
Law enforcement agencies in Japan and the U.S. have begun sharing fingerprint data under a bilateral agreement, intending to strengthen…
Florida legislators schooled in biometrics as appeal court rejects other matches as Brady material
An appellate court in Florida has upheld the conviction of a man for selling crack cocaine, ruling that the defendant…
SuperCom wins $7M contract for electronic monitoring project in Sweden
SuperCom announced it has secured a $7M USD contract for a project with the national government of Sweden to deploy…
ACLU files broad request for information on Justice Department biometrics use
In a broad Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request the American Civil Liberties Union has asked for 20 different sets…
Italian lawmaker requests details of new police facial recognition system
An Italian legislator is requesting more information about the facial recognition system recently introduced for use by Italian police, which…
Biometric ID cards being issued for civilian gun owners in Kenya
This week Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i announced that all licensed civilian gun holders have until March 18 to…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection