London police can use live facial recognition 10 times a week under new rules
London’s Metropolitan Police, or The Met, is ramping up its use of live facial recognition in tandem with a strategy…
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.
Biometric surveillance infrastructure grows as FBI, Leidos deepen partnership
In a move that reflects the accelerating convergence of biometric surveillance and national security infrastructure, the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Public struggles to disentangle US law enforcement visions for facial recognition
Police in the U.S. appear determined to deploy facial recognition technology, though less aligned on details about what biometric reference…
Idemia Public Security previews TPE6 biometric capture for police, civil registration
The LiveScan family of biometric enrollment solutions from Idemia Public Security is already one of the most popular choices amongst…
Florida man’s facial recognition match not probable cause for wrongful arrest
A man in Florida was wrongfully arrested last year after a facial recognition system used by the police flagged him…
Unlawful use of facial recognition by police erodes public trust in biometrics
The New York Police Department arrested a protestor in New York City with the help of Clearview AI’s facial recognition…
ICE’s facial recognition app raises alarms over expansion of domestic surveillance
In early 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quietly expanded its biometric surveillance footprint with the deployment of a powerful…
UK Home Office working on rules for police use of LFR
The UK Home Office is in the process of crafting a governance framework for the use of live facial recognition…
New Orleans police seek expanded facial recognition powers amid privacy backlash
The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is pressing the City Council to roll back restrictions on facial recognition technology in…
London police mark 1K arrests through live facial recognition
The UK’s largest police force has announced a new milestone of more than 1,000 wanted criminals arrested thanks to live…
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