New legislation needed for airport eGate face scanners: Australian Customs
Australia’s federal government is seeking to collect and share biometric data to support new anti-terrorist security measures at airports, according…
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.
Homeland Security could get more than $25M for IDENT biometric system improvements
The Department of Homeland Security could get more than $25 million for improvements to its Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT)…
DNA evidence identifies Jack the Ripper
According to news reports published in UK newspapers including the Daily Mirror and The Independent over the weekend, DNA evidence…
Secrecy surrounds government surveillance programs
Lack of accountability is usually a common theme when it comes to camera surveillance, so San Diego’s public disclosure of…
Nigeria to issue national Mastercard-branded biometric ID cards
Nigerian Identity Management Commission (NIMC) announced it has launched the eID pilot program, issuing MasterCard-branded identity cards with electronic payments…
Top biometrics news stories, week of August 31
Here’s a recap of most popular and noteworthy biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week…
FBI updates legislators on new biometric technologies developing in Clarksburg
FBI officials briefed Virginia state legislators with the Joint Committee on Technology this week at the FBI Center in Harrison…
Morpho releases multi-finger touchless fingerprint scanner
Morpho (Safran) announced it has officially launched Finger On the Fly, which it calls the world’s fastest contactless four finger…
FBI digitizes millions of records to prepare for Next Generation Identification system
The FBI announced it has digitally converted millions of files stored at its Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) division’s warehouse…
Top biometrics news stories, week of August 24
Here’s a recap of most popular biometrics industry news and reports that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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