FRT, AI, body cams in the plan for Police Scotland by 2027
As Police Scotland aims to strengthen public safety through the use of facial recognition technology, Chief Constable Jo Farrell unveiled…
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.
Europol report highlights FRT’s role in policing as civil rights concerns intensify
A new Europol report titled “AI and Policing” sheds light on how technologies utilizing artificial intelligence, particularly facial recognition, are…
US needs facial recognition legislation, NIST guidance to protect civil rights: report
Facial recognition’s benefits for law enforcement and civil applications run by America’s federal government could be outweighed by its negative…
Clearview picks up another police facial recognition contract, settles a lawsuit
Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico have licensed Clearview AI’s facial recognition platform to generate leads in criminal investigations. The agreement…
Controversy surrounding police use of FRT in Denmark and Germany continues
In recent months, European nations have seen heightened debate over the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by law enforcement,…
FBI seeks options for facial recognition searches against online images
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations wants to survey the market for facial recognition providers that collect facial images from…
New PIA for US Secret Service’s use of facial recognition raises questions
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a new Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for the U.S. Secret Service’s (USSS)…
DEA to make award for biometric-enabled polygraph
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced it intends to negotiate and issue a sole-source firm fixed price award to…
UK govt details police use of facial recognition during anti-immigration protests
Nearly a month after anti-immigration protests and riots shook the UK, policing authorities have announced the arrest of 1,280 people,…
Federal law enforcement must now conduct transparent, standardized AI field testing
A White House advisory panel voted to approve a 24-page report that sets forth specific actions that all federal law…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection