Facial biometrics to secure Brazilian digital bank transactions and Carnival celebrations
Facial recognition adoption seems to be increasing in Brazil, with Rio de Janeiro deploying a facial recognition system for public…
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.
Less than 10 percent of UK police forces accredited for fingerprint processing
The basic quality standards for fingerprint evidence are being met by less than 10 percent of UK police forces, potentially…
DNA processing carried out by DHS S&T for FBI, intel agencies
DNA “bio-forensic” data is being used by the FBI — and other law enforcement and intelligence agencies – to determine…
Judge rules U.S. law enforcement cannot compel biometrics to unlock device
Police in the U.S. cannot compel people to unlock their mobile devices with fingerprint or facial biometrics, a California judge…
Northern Ireland police agree to publish biometric data retention policy
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has agreed to publish a formal public policy on biometric data retention as…
FBI trialing Amazon facial biometrics for video processing
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is piloting Amazon Rekognition to sort the enormous volumes of video footage it…
Malaysian state launches facial recognition to CCTV network
The State of Penang has launched the first public facial recognition system in Malaysia to the CCTV network on Penang…
As DHS stands up national vetting center, privacy issues persist, assessment says
As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stands up the National Vetting Center (NVC), which was mandated by National Security…
Sheriff’s office in Ohio adds BI2 Technologies’ iris recognition solution
The Richland County sheriff’s office recently deployed BI2 Technologies’ iris recognition solution known as the Inmate Recognition and Identification System,…
Metropolitan Police conducting final live facial recognition trials before full evaluation
London’s Metropolitan Police are testing their live facial recognition system in Westminster on December 17 and 18 as the next…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection