Police facial recognition on images from US protest, social media in Canada questioned
A coalition of groups has written to the administrators of a facial recognition system used to identify a person accused…
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.
Proposed AI and biometrics restrictions by EU draw mixed, muted reaction
Reaction is rolling in to the European Union’s attempt to coral artificial intelligence with regulation, which includes strict new proposed…
Illinois pols move face biometrics ban for undocumented immigrants
The Illinois state Senate has passed a resolution that would greatly restrict the access that immigration agencies within federal and…
Is the US getting serious about the trade in biometrics?
Two bills have been introduced in the U.S. Congress to end what now is a free-for-all among police and intelligence…
EU restricts law enforcement use of public biometrics with new AI rules
The European Commission has released new rules for biometrics and other artificial intelligence (AI) applications deemed ‘high-risk,’ setting fines of…
Law enforcement facial recognition examined as DHS called on to halt Clearview AI use
A coalition of more than 70 rights and civil liberties groups have called on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security…
Nepal Parliamentary Committee mandates use of biometrics to identify unclaimed bodies
The Ministry of Home Affairs of Nepal has been instructed to speed up the issuance of biometric ID cards and…
ACLU suit seeks the release of Clearview AI face biometrics data by ICE and CBP
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is seeking legal action to compel U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and…
ACLU seeks to make facial recognition use by police a civil rights issue with wrongful arrest suit
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Michigan, and the University of Michigan Law School’s Civil Rights Litigation…
Idemia upgrades INTERPOL multi-biometric system, extension to border stations planned
Idemia will supply its latest-generation multi-biometric identification system (MBIS) to INTERPOL for instant identification of criminal suspects with fingerprint and face…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection