Broadside from Scotland: UK is undemocratic with biometric surveillance
Scotland’s biometrics commissioner is warning the nation is moving toward autocracy and inappropriate biometric surveillance is making “democratic backsliding” easier….
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.
UK police have been secretly using passport database for facial recognition for 3 years
Police in the UK have been using the country’s passport holder database to conduct facial recognition searches without public disclosure,…
US state bill would put more restrictions on cops’ use of facial recognition
Fewer than half of facial recognition searches requested by police in Massachusetts returned a match, according to a report by…
UK legal charity decries use of biometric immigrant monitoring devices
The UK has been expanding the use of biometric electronic monitoring devices for immigration bail cases, a practice that has…
FBI director’s India visit prompts new policy on sharing biometrics of fugitives
During the first visit by an FBI director to India in twelve years, current agency director Christopher Wray urged Indian…
Use of face biometric surveillance by US cops on ballots – boosts and bans
The advantages of biometric surveillance by police in the U.S. remain subjective and still not universally accepted. For example, a…
UK bill would let police run facial recognition against all driver’s licenses
A clause in a new UK criminal justice bill gives police the green light to run facial recognition searches on…
Privacy advocates concerned as New Mexico seeks further investment in mass surveillance
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, officials are seeking additional funding to support the city’s real-time crime center, which has seen a…
UK academic argues for local policy updates on live facial recognition over legislation
New legislation may not be needed to underpin live facial recognition in the UK, according to an analysis by a…
NYC argues over increased scrutiny for police use of facial recognition
An argument against giving police facial recognition surveillance is that transparency is hard to guarantee because law enforcement officials equate…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection