Think tank says biometric monitoring of asylum seekers is better for all than detention
An open-society think tank pushing for fair enforcement of immigration policies has published a defense of the United States’ biometric…
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.
Scotland lawmakers weigh biometric code of practice for policing
The Scottish Parliament is considering a draft code of practice for biometric data use by police, The Scotsman reports, potentially…
Groups launch research program to study police facial recognition in Ontario
A joint research program in the province of Ontario between a university, a policing technology accelerator, and a civil liberties…
European Parliament asks for proposed amendments to AI Act and gets thousands
There is horse trading and there is horse trading. What is happening in European Parliament in its bid to craft…
Motorola Solutions biometric tech deployed by Surrey and Sussex Police
Surrey and Sussex Police forces in the UK are using Motorola Solutions’ Pronto to access Interpol’s international criminal biometrics database…
Real-time facial recognition surveillance planned in Ireland, moratorium demanded
New legislation is expected to open the door to the use of facial recognition within a range of surveillance technologies…
IBIA lauds White House order for study on facial recognition in law enforcement
An Executive Order from the White House directing American government resources towards improving public trust in policing has been welcomed…
BriefCam video search with limited facial recognition licensed by Canadian police force
Police in Thunder Bay, Canada, have announced a software upgrade to the force’s street surveillance program with an artificial intelligence…
Privatized surveillance pondered in one US city. A possible biometric ban in another
City officials in opposite corners of the United States are taking opposite stands on police use of surveillance systems. In…
Jerusalem Police blocked from facial recognition use at Pride March
Jerusalem Police requested to use live facial recognition to monitor the city’s gay March for Pride and Tolerance following threats…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection