FBI makes facial recognition available to local police forces
The facial recognition project at the Federal Bureau of Investigation will soon be made available to local law enforcement agencies…
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Israeli jurists right to call biometric database “extreme” and “harmful”
Last week, the Israeli High Court of Justice held a hearing on a petition seeking the annulment of a law…
LAPD backlogs lead to rationing fingerprint analysis
A shortage of fingerprint experts at the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is taking a toll, as the department has to…
Fingerprints from Bulgarian terrorist attack sent to Interpol & FBI
Experts at Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry successfully recovered fingerprints from the suicide bomber who attacked Israeli tourists last week and forwarded the…
FBI adds tattoos and their potential meanings to biometric databases
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will be adding tattoo art to its biometric database. The FBI has issued a “Request…
IntegenX has new director, office in DC
IntegenX Inc., developer of the rapid human DNA identification technology system known as RapidHIT, recently opened a new office in Washington,…
Barcodes to authenticate quality of food, medicine
In 2003, researchers at the University of Guelph proposed “DNA barcoding” as a way to identify different animal, fish and…
NIST request comment on biometric specifications
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is requesting comments on…
Nigeria lawmakers call for biometric scanners at borders
A resolution by Rep. Emmanuel Ekon and 23 others was unanimously received and adopted by the Nigerian House of Representatives…
M2SYS and TIS Team Up for Middle East Biometric Security
M2SYS Technology and The Integrated Systems, LLC (TIS) of Dubai teamed up this week to provide better security solutions to…
