Most groups receiving data with prisoner tattoos ignore request to delete them: EFF
An effort to get universities, companies and others to delete digital images of U.S. prisoners’ tattoos that they received from…
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Abu Dhabi police upgrade patrol cars with live biometric facial recognition
Abu Dhabi police will start using live biometric facial recognition technology, embedded in smart bars on top of their patrol…
Milestone integrates Captis database of 30M mugshots for facial recognition video investigations
A new plugin application for instantly identifying individuals in video streams within second with a single click has been launched…
India set to stand up world’s largest government facial recognition database for police use
India’s central government approved the deployment of its Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) across the nation beginning early next year,…
Seeing is identifying — new border protection systems train how to spot impostors
Looking is not always seeing, and the difference between the two can be problematic for U.S. Customs and Border Protection…
DOJ asks: How should biometrics be added to Con Air?
The U.S. Department of Justice is considering the addition of biometric verification to two mobile apps used by the government…
EU police working on large-scale facial biometrics database, report says
European law enforcement agencies are allegedly collaborating on building a continent-wide biometric facial recognition database, according to leaked documents from…
DHS, ICE have been fingerprinting unaccompanied alien children longer than reported
Reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials only recently began fingerprinting unaccompanied alien children, or UACs, who are 14…
Facewatch, Vista CCTV deliver GDPR-compliant biometric surveillance solution for retail, hospitality
Facewatch is working with Vista CCTV to bring to market a GDPR-compliant biometric facial recognition solution for the retail and…
Police use of facial biometrics raising privacy concerns, calls for regulation in Canada, Scotland
Law enforcement agencies around the world have been showing keen interest in biometric facial recognition, but privacy advocates fear the…
