Netherlands’ face biometrics database for non-EU individuals comes under scrutiny
Privacy advocates in the Netherlands have criticized the use of a biometric database by the police containing the faces of…
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.
Police plan expansions of facial recognition across Ireland, Australia, US, Nigeria
Public officials in several countries are pushing deployment or regulation of face biometrics to improve security. In Ireland, Justice Minister…
Its biometric system hobbled, Florida police push for new software
Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Florida are considering upgrades to the state police’s biometric ID system. It reportedly is…
NYPD fleet to become 360-degree surveillance hubs, cops film Drake concert goers
The New York Police Department has given a preview of its new vehicles which will include 360-degree surveillance. The news…
Advanced digital ID document analysis devices from Elyctis, Regula deployed
IT security, software development and automation provider Vitkovice IT Solutions has revealed that it has integrated ID document readers from…
Another state lets county police farm out face biometrics matching to others
A county sheriff’s office in the U.S. state of Minnesota is helping other law enforcement agencies in the state with…
Leak of police biometric data won’t change America’s regulation debate
A significant theft of public safety-related biometric data in the United States this weekend will not slow the adoption of…
Indian police want to use biometrics to catch overstays, PM calls for tech training
India’s Home Minister Amit Shah called for the establishment of additional detention centers and the use of biometrics to identify…
Data foundation calls for better control of biometrics in policing
U.S. President Joe Biden wants Congress to establish clear rules for biometric data policies and tools used in criminal investigations….
BioID Technologies palm biometrics scanner certified to FBI specification
China-based BioID Technologies has received certification to the IAFIS Appendix-F specification from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation for the…
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