France runs AI surveillance tests at concerts ahead of Olympic deployment
The games have not yet begun, but AI-assisted video surveillance is already being tested by police in Paris, as organizers…
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.
Report released by Justice Committee on An Garda Síochána facial recognition bill
In Ireland, the Justice Committee released a pre-legislative scrutiny report on the Facial Recognition Technology Bill that would determine how…
US city board wants more than executive order on police use of facial recognition
Facial recognition is the means to many ends across the United States. The mayor of St. Louis, Mo., for instance,…
Irish cops budget €2.1M for body cams trial
The Irish Gardaí are preparing a small-scale trial of body cameras, backed by retrospective facial recognition, prior to full deployment….
ABIS upgrades: Innovatrics and Neurotechnology each improve law enforcement tools
The ninth generation of Innovatrics’ automated biometric identification system (ABIS) has been released with new algorithms and a revamped user…
Lawmakers try again for US bill that opens forensic black boxes
A pair of U.S. politicians have introduced a bill to open black-box forensic algorithms used in criminal trials. The AI…
US has well-oiled funding machine putting advanced data tools in cops’ hands
A new examination of how the U.S. government pays for experimental and new police data systems shows how far consequential…
Is the EU AI Act leaving a backdoor for emotion recognition?
As the European Union prepares to adopt the Artificial Intelligence Act, the landmark legislation is still attracting criticism, this time…
Met Police nab 45 people with facial recognition, deployments coming to Lincolnshire
Police in the UK continue to double down on facial recognition use in line with plans to transform their work…
Warrantless face-matching opposed in 2 US state capitals
Two U.S. commonwealths are acting to restrict the use by police of facial recognition without warrants. Massachusetts and Kentucky lawmakers…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection