German state police department to use Crossmatch palm scanners
Crossmatch announced that its German partner and technology integrator Hecosys will provide Crossmatch livescan devices for the Polizei Niedersachsen, which…
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.
Sighthound cloud-based AI vehicle detection solution features facial recognition
Sighthound, Inc. released a new AI-based vehicle detection and recognition engine for its Sighthound Cloud API service, which can analyze…
Finnish police reviewing constitutionality and cost of implementing facial recognition
A working group with Finland’s National Police Board is reviewing the constitutionality and cost of implementing a facial recognition system…
Home Office to fund UK police’s joint forensics and biometrics program
The UK’s Home Office announced it will provide more than £26 million in additional police transformation funding in support of…
French National Police using Safran’s Morpho Video Investigator solution
Safran Identity & Security announced today that the French National Police are using its MVI solution (Morpho Video Investigator) to…
Shanghai researchers create AI system detecting criminals from face features
Two scientists from Shanghai Jiao Tong University have published a controversial new study that uses an AI system to distinguish…
DERMALOG showcasing ‘world’s fastest’ AFIS at TRUSTECH
German biometrics provider Dermalog has released the next generation of its Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) this week at TRUSTECH…
German draft law would allow use of facial recognition for public surveillance
Germany’s latest draft law could infringe on the public’s data privacy rights if it is passed, according to a report…
Interpol urges countries to collect biometric data from extremist fighters
Interpol is urging countries throughout the world to collect biometric data from Islamic State fighters and other extremist groups to…
EPIC files FOIA lawsuit against FBI over biometric database system
Privacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a lawsuit against the FBI, earlier this month, to force the agency…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection