Antigua looks to make voters’ biometric information available to other agencies
Antigua’s government will debate a plan to implement a system for capturing, digitizing and archiving citizens’ fingerprints during the electoral…
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.
Florida fingerprint expert under investigation
A veteran Florida fingerprint analyst with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office is the subject of an internal investigation and no…
Reform releases study urging UK government to adopt AI, facial recognition
Think tank organization Reform has released a new study urging the adoption of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and…
Maharashtra to deploy multi-biometric criminal ID solution, Aadhaar POS machines
The Maharashtra, India government is expected to choose a technology vendor this month to equip fingerprint, iris and face scanners…
California bill calls for police surveillance technology to be approved before use
California may soon pass a third and more comprehensive measure that would provide greater public transparency for law enforcement’s use…
NYC to deploy facial recognition technology, license plate readers
New York City will soon deploy facial recognition software and equipment to track all drivers and passengers entering and leaving…
Austin police deploy Hitachi facial recognition software
The Austin, Texas police department has deployed a sensor aggregation platform from Hitachi Data Systems Federal, in an effort to…
RCMP currently examining use of DNA familial searching
According to a recent article in the Ottawa Sun, using family-member DNA searches could help solve Canadian cold cases. With…
Mumbai Police fingerprint database to be operational this month
The Mumbai Police announced that its fingerprint database, which is used by several law enforcement agencies in multiple countries, will…
Dutch police using facial recognition to identify suspects
Earlier this month, Dutch police began using facial recognition technology to track suspects, comparing surveillance camera footage with a massive…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection