UK Home Office explores policing with AI
The UK police is considering implementing more AI tools, including video search, AI assistants and predictive policing. UK Home Secretary…
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Lawmakers move to rein in ICE’s use of mobile facial recognition
U.S. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Homeland Security, introduced legislation aimed at sharply…
Salto brings biometric smart locks to North America
The U.S. and Canada are about to receive a new European competitor in the access control space. Spain-based Salto Systems…
ROC expects $17M from IPO for American-made biometrics and computer vision
ROC has amended its plan to list an initial public offering on the Nasdaq, and is now expecting to raise…
Corsight launches face biometrics platform to unify law enforcement operations
A new platform for forensic applications of face biometrics in law enforcement has been released by Corsight to bring together…
DHS study suggests OFIQ value ‘extremely limited’ for its biometrics use cases
A study released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security suggests that the Open Source Face Image Quality (OFIQ) tool…
Facewatch FRT records twice as many UK retail alerts in 2025
Facial recognition technology is catching more repeat offenders in UK shops. A press release from London biometrics firm Facewatch says…
US special operations expands push for battlefield identity intelligence
The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is quietly laying the groundwork for the next phase of battlefield identity intelligence, according…
US grocery store chain faces backlash over its use of facial recognition
U.S.-based supermarket chain Wegmans Food Markets has found itself at the center of a rapidly widening privacy controversy over its…
Facial recognition, not more officers, will cut petty crime: UK Police Chiefs’ head
Retrospective facial recognition will do more to reduce petty crime than increasing the number of police on patrol, according to…
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