With wrongful arrests, Jacksonville police show how not to use facial recognition
Facial recognition results are never “matches.” Independent investigation is required, said the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) in response to…
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London expands LFR despite weak results from rail trial
A six-month live facial recognition trial at London railway stations cost more than £320,000 (US$423,000) and nearly 100 hours of…
NSW opens driver photo database to Commonwealth face matching
New South Wales has passed legislation aimed at cracking down on organized crime, which will also facilitate NSW’s participation in…
New OCR Studio KYC product aims to put humans in control of AI
OCR Studio says it has developed a biometrics and AI solution for KYC and customer onboarding “designed to remain under…
Interpol builds huge database and IDs 126 terrorist suspects from face biometrics
Specialized law enforcement officers from 11 countries gathered in Tunis, Tunisia in June to capture and analyze face biometrics from…
Better face recognition exposes limits of image quality scores
Face recognition algorithms are becoming increasingly capable of extracting identity information from poor images. But new research into low-resolution face…
Ingenium begins two-year UK gov’t contract for biometric testing and assurance
Ingenium has begun work on contracted projects for the UK government, providing biometric quality assurance, performance and security testing. Under…
Facetagr offers facial recognition to ID missing Nepal flood victims
Nepalese authorities have adopted an AI-powered facial recognition system to complement DNA analysis efforts aimed at accelerating the identification of…
DHS watchdog finds TSA lacked oversight of vendor access to passenger ID images
A vendor supporting the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) biometric checkpoint system could access and extract passengers’ driver’s license and passport…
False FRT match prompts lawsuit from Tennessee woman who spent six months in jail
Angela Lipps of Elizabethton, Tennessee has filed a lawsuit against the City of Fargo, North Dakota and Police Detective Lucas…
