Lockheed Martin announces NGI Increment 3 deployment, includes National Palm Print System
Increment 3 of the FBI’s Next Generation Identification was recently deployed by a Lockheed Martin-led team, and the group says…
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.
Allevate and Tygart unveil facial recognition media exploitation system for European law enforcement
Allevate and Tygart Technology have just joined forces to offer a solution that automates forensic bulk-processing of media for intelligence…
Animetrics unveils cloud-based facial recognition subscription service
Animetrics has announced the availability of ID-Ready, a subscription-based service for smaller law enforcement agencies. According to the company, the new…
Santo Domingo Interior Police unveil new fingerprint, facial recognition system
As a part of a broad attempt to improve its law enforcement capacities, the Interior Police in Santo Domingo have…
MEPs back deal with Council on police access to Eurodac fingerprint data
On the back of a new deal, EU member states’ police forces and Europol could gain access to asylum seekers’…
Cross Match provides palm scanners to NEC for Japanese national law enforcement
Cross Match Technologies has announced that a custom version of its L SCAN 500P palm scanner has been delivered to NEC for…
Researchers discover method for lifting fingerprints from fruits
Researchers at Abertay University in Scotland have found a way to extract latent fingerprints from fruits and vegetables – a previously…
Danish Police turn to Steria for AFIS and biometrics system
The Danish Police has selected Steria for an eight-year biometrics program. The project will build upon the Danish Police’s existing biometrics…
Facial recognition approved for law enforcement in Oviedo, FL
Local police forces in Florida are looking to start using facial recognition software to identify suspected criminals. Reported first on…
UK Home Office launches public consultation on biometric data retention
The Secretary of State for the United Kingdom’s Home Office, Theresa May, has published a letter launching a public consultation…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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- Online Age Assurance
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