Increase DNA and fingerprint collection, UK Biometrics Commissioner urges police
Police are not collecting all the biometric data they are expected to, and at the same time have yet to…
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CBP to submit detained foreigners’ DNA to FBI biometric database by year-end
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) now has the information it needs to meet its legal requirements for collecting DNA…
Forensics expert calls for Nigeria to fully adopt biometrics in criminal investigations
Nigerian police should consider the full integration of forensic science — which often involves the use of biometrics — in…
Russia introduces bill to extend scope of biometric data collection for crime suspects
A bill has been tabled in the lower house (State Duma) of Russia’s federal assembly aimed at making it possible…
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NIST updates organization of Scientific Area Committees for forensics guidelines
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated the structure of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for…
DHS proposed biometrics collection expansion comment period ends with wave of criticism
The World Privacy Forum and the American Civil Liberties Union are among groups calling on the U.S. Department of Homeland…
DHS biometrics collection proposals would add more than 2 million immigrant records each year
Details of proposed new rules for collecting and using biometrics from people for purposes related to immigration have been posted…
Biometrics Commissioner supports emergency extension of UK police fingerprint and DNA data retention powers
The UK Biometrics Commissioner has responded to a formal request by Counter-Terrorism Policing to extend emergency powers granted for the…
Washington wants full slate of biometrics from immigrants
The White House reportedly is preparing a major policy shift, forcing more immigrants and would-be immigrants to submit biometrics including…
