ACLU wants trial to prove police agency was wrong in biometrics-based arrest
A Black man in the U.S. arrested for shoplifting based solely on facial recognition algorithms is getting help in his…
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.
EU reverses Bulgarian life sentence for biometric criminal records
The EU’s Court of Justice has given bloc nations flexibility to decide when criminals’ biometric identifiers can be destroyed. Even…
US Senators seek balance between facial recognition benefits, risks for investigations
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee dedicated a large portion of its latest hearing on the use of artificial intelligence in…
Live facial recognition law and regulatory framework needed: UK committee
The legal basis for police deployments of live facial recognition is being questioned by the Justice and Home Affairs Committee…
Amazon of 2 minds with law enforcement deals – fleeing locally, selling federally
This week brought news that Amazon, on the one hand, appears to be selling AI services to the FBI, and…
‘Proper regulation’ needed for UK biometrics use, outgoing Commissioner argues
The data protection framework through which the United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office will oversee surveillance cameras and biometrics may be…
Fingerprint scanners from Integrated Biometrics and DataWorks Plus help ID the dead
Integrated Biometrics thin-line Danno FAP 30 biometric capture device is being integrated into a toolkit that the Summit County Medical…
Small and big US communities seek biometrics, capabilities for cops
Is police use of AI surveillance in the United States an irreversible trend? It’s hard to say because only a…
Latest false arrest involving facial recognition in US sure to fuel backlash
Another arrest in the United States that relied on facial recognition has resulted in a horror story of misidentification and…
UK data watchdog says police use of US cloud services will likely be allowed
The UK’s data protection watchdog says UK police will likely allow the use of cloud services that can send sensitive…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection