India’s prisons to require Aadhaar authentication from inmates and visitors
In India, all prisoners and visitors will now have to go through authentication using their Aadhaar digital IDs as a…
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.
Controversy sticks to the use of facial recognition by US police
Facial recognition algorithms used by police in the U.S. are getting no less controversial. If anything, the issue is just…
More statements, legislation but little progress on facial recognition rules
Time usually narrows the choices and possible outcomes that come with an important information technology, but that decidedly is not…
San Francisco mayor wants police to make tactical, strategic decisions on facial recognition
The U.S. city of San Francisco’s reputation as a permissive haven of peaceably stoned jaywalkers takes some hits periodically, but…
UK police minister calls for more live facial recognition
As police authorities in the United Kingdom search for more ways to include facial recognition in their work, the country’s…
Swedish privacy watchdog opposes police proposal to use passport biometrics
Sweden’s law enforcement agencies are pushing to increase the use of biometrics in their work after a spew of gang-related…
UK launches facial recognition drive against shoplifters
The UK is launching a wide-ranging initiative against shoplifting that includes introducing facial recognition technology to capture offenders. On Monday,…
AI Act exemptions, cut-outs and broad mandates top issues late in bill’s negotiations
As the fifth round of trilogue negotiations on the European Union’s proposed AI Act began this week in the EU…
PimEyes sees use by Australian police, enacts ban on searches for children
The controversial Tbilisi-based facial recognition website PimEyes, which lets users upload photos of anonymous people and scrapes the Internet for…
EU target for interoperable police, border biometrics databases delayed until 2027
The implementation target for the European Union’s plans to make biometric databases for law enforcement and border control interoperable has…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection