South Carolina lawmakers promote biometrics to help find missing kids
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and Senator Katrina Shealy are backing a biometric ID program aimed at helping families…
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Forensic biometrics data storage practices, failures spotlighted by UK FOIA request
Biometric material has been collected for forensic purposes since before the formulation and adoption of standards and best practices for…
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Provide fully comprehensive biometric collection and storage for on location, real-time intelligence gathering. The DNA gathering devices are connected to…
UK government response to Biometrics Commissioner sidesteps tough questions
The UK government says that it will carefully consider any recommendations on the use of biometric shared by INTERPOL and…
The promise of surveillance profits outweighs sanctions for U.S. and China firms
If there are pressure campaigns or government sanctions capable of dissuading China from its expansionist biometric surveillance policies, they have…
Forensic applications of next-gen biometrics boosted by acquisition, police planning
Next-generation biometrics for forensic analysis by law enforcement are big business, and expected to grow, as evidenced by Qiagen’s acquisition…
China’s political biometric ID surveillance grows in scope and tech
A surveillance systems company unfamiliar outside its native China is coming into view as Beijing pushes biometrics recognition into more…
NADRA partners up to ID thousands of deceased people with biometrics
Pakistan‘s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chhipa Welfare Association to biometrically…
Next biometric identification: The Werewolf
It can be forgotten sometimes that the biometrics has roles beyond identity security and surveillance. Like tracking down possible vampires….
Texas parents to collect students’ biometrics; Sydney school loo-turns on fingerprints
Parents in Texas have been given the option to collect DNA samples of their children using freely distributed test kits,…
