Predictably low trust by Black Americans in facial recognition in new poll
Every answer in a new Pew Research Center survey about police use of facial recognition makes it clear that Black…
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.
London police paying public to test live facial recognition during live operation
London Metropolitan Police have been paying members of the public £50 (US$59) to take part in live facial recognition testing…
With long road ahead experts suggest EU AI Act could stifle or enable biometrics adoption
The European Union’s AI Act could dramatically increase the compliance burden on biometrics developers even before their systems reach the…
British police deploy live facial recognition, license plate recognition to make 11 arrests
British police operating in London and the northwest of England recently used live facial recognition (LFR), operator initiated facial recognition…
Amazon defends Ring data sharing practices to US Senator, leaves voice biometrics door open
Amazon has shared video footage from Ring door devices with police 11 times this year through an emergency-request process that…
Facial recognition in crime-fighting from Corsight with only 50 pixels of face
The latest episode of Frontline Fightback, a series on the use of technology in crime-fighting on the top UK television…
Facial recognition moratoriums, bans and un-bans wash across the United States
Unlike most sophomore technologies in the United States, it is getting harder to predict where facial recognition will be in…
Delhi Police criticized by watchdog over ‘patently incorrect’ replies on biometric technology
India’s Central Information Commission (CIC) has criticized the Delhi Police for giving “patently incorrect” replies to Right to Information (RTI)…
Lovelace Institute calls for stiff regulation covering biometric data in US
UK-based tech research and advocacy organization The Ada Lovelace Institute has posted a critique of biometrics oversight in America, written…
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner welcomes Ryder Review, could oversee prisons
The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr. Brian Plastow says he welcomes the publication of an independent review into biometric data and…
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