Ugandan human rights lawyer’s arrest exposes use of national ID for surveillance
A Ugandan human rights lawyer’s recent arrest highlights the country’s surveillance and government control via the use of the national…
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.
Swedish proposal tests AI Act’s live public facial recognition limits
In a move that has sparked debate and raised concerns about privacy and civil liberties, the Swedish police are considering…
Interpol exec calls for more biometrics sharing to combat cross-border crime surge
Speaking at a recent event in London, Stephen Kavanagh, executive director of police services at Interpol, warned of a “new…
Canadian cops contract Idemia facial recognition
York Regional Police and Peel Regional Police have announced they are joining forces to contract and implement a facial recognition…
Interpol issues call for biometrics firm to provide mobile data collection devices
Interpol has issued a tender for mobile biometric collection (MBC) devices for collecting fingerprints and facial images. Specifically, the project…
Facewatch, Met police face lawsuits after facial recognition misidentification
Biometric security company Facewatch, which provides facial recognition software to shops across the UK, is facing a lawsuit after its…
New international standard covers forensic biometrics in lab and field environments
A lunch talk by the European Association for Biometrics (EAB) untangles the forthcoming Forensic Sciences standard ISO/IEC 21043, in particular its…
With AI tools and crypto aiding financial fraud, cops and industry gear up for a fight
The fraudulent practice of “pig butchering” continues to be a major concern in financial fraud, as highlighted in a recent…
Police in US cities that ban facial recognition asking others to do it for them
A major report in the Washington Post has found that law enforcement officers in U.S. several cities where facial recognition…
Florida Police deploy Idemia ABIS for latent fingerprint biometric analysis
Idemia Public Security North America has announced the implementation of its automated biometric identification system, Storm ABIS, by forensics examiners…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection