UK police recommend installing CCTV cameras ‘at eye level’ for facial recognition
People should install hidden CCTV cameras at “face level” outside their homes and businesses to improve the chances of successfully…
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FBI’s CJIS used the NGI biometric system to identify Islamic State masked terrorist
The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS), which houses the Biometric Center of Excellence, played a large role in…
Indian police force deploys NEC facial recognition solutions
NEC India has partnered with Innovative Telecom & Softwares Pvt. Ltd. to provide the Surat City Police in Gujarat, India…
Pakistan government verifies 53 million SIMs via biometric system
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority chairman Syed Ismail Shah recently confirmed that more than 53 million mobile phone SIMs have been verified…
Surrey Police Force to combat criminal behavior with biometrics
The Surrey Police Force in the UK announced it has deployed fingerprint scanners to help protect the Epsom and Ewell…
Irish police force pilot facial recognition system to identify suspects
For the past three weeks, Irish police force, the Gardai, has been testing facial recognition software that enables victims of…
Biometric database needed to fight Boko Haram: Nigerian government minister
A Nigerian government minister is seeking to enroll the entire country in a biometric database to curb the ongoing criminal…
Morpho adds AGNITiO voice ID solutions to criminal ID biometrics solutions
Morpho announced it is adding AGNITiO voice ID technology to its line of criminal identification biometric products to help global…
NEC to provide biometric identification solution to LA County Sheriff’s department
NEC has signed a multi-year service agreement with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to provide them with its flagship multimodal…
UK law prohibits police from storing foreign criminals’ DNA and fingerprint records
The UK Commissioner for the Retention and Use of Biometric Material has published a new report that reveals that the…
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