Switzerland to spend $27M on new multimodal biometric matching system
The Swiss government is earmarking 24.61 million Swiss francs (roughly US$27.18 million) for the renewal and upgrade of the country’s…
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Same debate on US cops and facial recognition. But ‘ayes’ may have it
As California legislators consider a bill restarting police use of facial recognition come details about another innocent man wrongly jailed…
Facewatch facial recognition declared compliant with UK data protection law
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) says facial recognition vendor Facewatch complies with UK Data Protection laws, allowing retailers to continue…
Miami police use Clearview’s facial recognition in shoplifting investigations
Clearview AI has reached a milestone, with American police performing a million facial recognition searches to investigate crimes of varying…
Automate review of child abuse content with biometrics: AIC paper
A new Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) paper shows how biometric software can help identify perpetrators to link child sexual…
Facewatch to stop using Hikvision amid controversy over UK retail biometrics
Retailers across the UK are increasingly turning to facial recognition technology to combat shoplifting amid a rise in thefts and…
Motorola to add facial recognition to mobile policing app Pronto
Motorola Solutions has announced a trial of facial recognition capabilities on its mobile policing app Pronto, which already supports fingerprint…
California skeptic of facial recognition use by cops now sees an opportunity
The state of California‘s three-year moratorium on police use of facial biometrics surveillance using body cams (AB1215) quietly ended in…
Philippines digitizes booking of criminal suspects, mulls biometric border checks
The Philippines National Police (PNP) has launched a digitized booking system for arrested persons which requires the collection of their…
Idemia I&S claims largest-ever law enforcement contract with Florida MBIS extension
A long-standing agreement between Idemia Identity and Security North America and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has been extended…
