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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.

 

Hamilton Police Service using new biometrics collection system

The Hamilton Police Service in Ontario, Canada will alter the way it collects fingerprint and DNA samples from convicts. The…

 

U.S. streamlines biometric travel visa procedures in India

The United States Embassy in India has recently announced a new procedure for issuing travel visas that includes biometric capture….

 

Cognitec unveils new face recognition technology

A video screening product from Cognitec Systems now employs leading-edge face detection technology to analyze the count, flow, demographics and…

 

Nigeria introduces biometrics to hotel industry

The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) recently announced their plans to create an electronic database of all hotel staff and…

 

Filipino election commission wants biometric voter law

With local and national elections anticipated in 2013, the Philippine Commission on Elections is ramping up its biometrics registration efforts…

 

Security firm Kaba combines operations in Americas

The Kaba Group, a Swiss-based security firm that provides biometric offerings, has launched a new division that will combine sales,…

 

U.S. Government Spends $832,000 on TrapWire

Recent WikiLeaks documents have revealed that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security paid US$832,000 to deploy Trapwire surveillance in Washington,…

 

Arizona police forces testing fingerprint scanners

Police departments throughout Arizona are testing out MorpholDent, a portable fingerprint device that is about the size of iPhone. The…

 

4Gid to add biometrics to traveler tracking in India

4G Identity Solutions (4Gid) will supply, install and integrate biometric technology for India’s Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration & Tracking…

 

Traka unveils weapon lockers that use biometrics

Traka, a leader in advanced access control and management control solutions to both private and government agencies, recently launched a…

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