Commission approves Mexico’s biometric cell phone register proposal
The Communications and Transportation Commission of the Senate of the Republic in Mexico has approved the proposal to create a…
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Secret biometric ‘migrant database’ in UK has privacy advocates uneasy
A UK publication alleges that a unit in the national government has built a secret biometrics database with information on…
Estonia approves biometric database for law enforcement system
The Estonian government has approved the establishment of a database for forensic searches by law enforcement with an Automated Biometric…
Innovatrics enhances biometric platform with pedestrian and body part detection
Innovatrics has added pedestrian and body part detection to its SmartFace biometric platform for anonymous, real-time detection and tracking. The…
Integrated Biometrics scanners now adopted by police in a dozen UK areas, serving 11 million people
Police forces across the UK serving a dozen jurisdictions with more than 11 million citizens are now using fingerprint scanners…
Scotland, UK governments tackle biometrics ethics with new Commissioners, report
The Scottish Parliament has nominated Dr. Brian Plastow as the country’s first Biometrics Commissioner. A former police Chief Superintendent and…
Moscow Metro to introduce facial recognition system for fare payment
Passengers using the Moscow Metro system in Russia will be able to pay their fares at all metro stations using…
Don’t remove AI’s training wheels at the border yet — authors
Two authors looked at digital identification and surveillance used by multiple nations around the world and found that generally democratic…
Marinus Analytics anti-human trafficking biometrics selected for finals of IBM AI competition
Carnegie Mellon University biometrics and big data spinoff Marinus Analytics has been selected as the lone American finalist for the $5M…
SuperCom secures $7M to address biometric offender monitoring, cybersecurity demand
SuperCom has raised $7 million in financing to support its plans to grow the company’s sales of biometrics, IoT and cybersecurity…
