Venezuela government looking to biometrics to prevent food smuggling
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro announced that the government will soon introduce fingerprint scanners at supermarkets in an effort to ration…
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.
Steria provides biometric solutions to the Norwegian Police
Steria announced it has signed a six-year contract with the Norwegian Police to deploy its biometrics solution, which will be…
AxxonSoft facial recognition solution protects jewelry at Singapore exhibition
AxxonSoft announced that its facial recognition solution was used to protect USD $200 million worth of jewelry at the Singapore…
Photo-ID security measures not sufficient: study
New research suggests that passport issuing officers are no less successful at identifying a fake passport photo than the average…
Fingerprint recognition to protect medical marijuana dispensaries in Illinois
Medical marijuana cultivation centers and dispensaries in Illinois will be safeguarded by advanced security measures, including vaults monitored by security…
Homeland Security selects Stevens Institute of Technology to study port security issues
The US Department of Homeland Security has chosen Stevens Institute of Technology as one of 11 partnering universities that will…
Law enforcement biometrics market in North America expected to grow at 18.2% CAGR: report
TechNavio has published its latest research report, “Law Enforcement Biometrics Market in North America 2014-2018” and expects the market to…
Top biometrics news stories, week of August 17
Biometrics Week in Review: Technoglobal acquisition strategy, biometrics for prison management, mobile commerce opportunities, biometrics in banking, South African borders,…
Facial recognition technology leads to arrest of fugitive 14 years later
Using facial recognition technology, the FBI and the Diplomatic Security Service successfully identified and captured a man who had been…
Mobile Biometric Authentication
Biometric Update Special Reports provides analysis and competitive industry intelligence for the global biometrics industry including market size, multiple industry…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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