Turks and Caicos working to introduce biometric surveillance legislation
Earlier this month Turks and Caicos Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson revealed that the government is working to introduce biometric surveillance…
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.
Hitachi develops breath-alcohol detection device with facial recognition
Hitachi has developed a prototype system for a new breath-alcohol detection device with facial recognition capabilities. Since developing a prototype…
Washington has become the third state to pass biometrics privacy law
Following in the footsteps of Illinois and Texas, the state of Washington has become the third state to pass legislation…
Helios and Matheson Analytics, RedZone licenses facial recognition from IsItYou
Helios and Matheson Analytics and RedZone have acquired global licensing rights to IsItYou’s facial recognition technology in the field of…
AI firm BrainChip Holdings raises US$4.5M in private placement
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies developer BrainChip Holdings Ltd. has successfully raised AUS$6.0 million (US$4.5 million) through a…
Crossmatch palm scanner selected for UK Home Office’s FABrIC program
Northrop Grumman, a security firm and a technology integrator for the UK Home Office, will upgrade the current criminal booking…
Biometrics expert honored for work in assisting with murder investigation
According to a report by MSUToday, Anil Jain, a University Distinguished Professor of computer science and engineering at Michigan State…
Border biometrics a work in progress, former FBI executive says
Finding the right mix of biometrics to best secure America’s southern border is a work in progress, according to KeyLogic…
UK government seeking fingerprint technology for law enforcement
The UK government is looking to meet with biometric technology firms to help determine existing marketplace capacity to provide fingerprint…
Security cameras in the UK will scan thousands of soccer fans’ faces in June
This is a guest post by Kayla Matthews, a biometrics and technology writer. From airport body scanners to metal detectors…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection