Pakistan ID authority shares data of 4K wanted people for biometric matching
NADRA has shared the images of more than 4,000 wanted individuals with a public safety body to enable biometric matching…
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.
Germany positioned to dig heels in over EU’s AI Act, biometrics use
Germany is positioning itself more closely with the European Parliament rapporteurs’ aims for stricter protections in areas such as biometric…
Facial recognition to identify Brazilian capital rioters, digital forensics even more
Brazil’s Federal Police are planning to use facial recognition to identify the perpetrators of attacks against the country’s federal agencies…
Forensic applications of next-gen biometrics boosted by acquisition, police planning
Next-generation biometrics for forensic analysis by law enforcement are big business, and expected to grow, as evidenced by Qiagen’s acquisition…
US politicians want biometric surveillance tamed, but voices are fainter
Opponents of the use of facial recognition algorithms by law enforcement in the United States may not be in a…
This is how much the US Congress is upset with fed biometrics project
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s fiscal 2023 budget is finally in ink as is Congress’ disdain for the agency’s…
Mistaken arrest in Georgia triggered by false facial recognition match in different state
Racial bias in facial recognition is getting a close-up, after police in Georgia used facial biometrics to arrest a man…
ICE issues annual report. So where are details on biometrics programs?
U.S. immigration officials have released their latest annual report which, from a biometrics standpoint, is notable for its lack of…
Irish PM pushes laws to allow police body cams, license plate recognition
Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said he intends to expedite the enactment of legislation to clarify the wearing of…
Ghana police get over 100 biometric devices for field checks against national database
Police in Ghana have acquired more than 100 mobile devices to perform biometric identity verifications in the field, Modern Ghana…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection