DNA tracked suspected killer of one of Highway of Tears victims
DNA testing has proven yet again just how important and significant a tool it is in law enforcement and in…
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FBI reduces DNA case backlog
According to an audit conducted by the Inspector General Office at the U.S. Department of Justice, the total forensic DNA…
Biometric Consortium event a success
The Biometric Consortium Conference held last week at the Tampa Convention Center was a success. Co-sponsored by the Armed Forces…
U.S. needs to change law to use Rapid DNA technology
An official at the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has acknowledged that a change to the DNA Identification Act of…
DigitalPersona releases new biometric software development kits
DigitalPersona, Inc., a global provider of biometrically enabled authentication and access management solutions, announced the availability of its new software…
FBI will continue to spend billions on biometrics
The adoption of new technologies such as facial recognition and multi-modal biometrics by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation should…
FBI to spend $1 billion on next generation biometrics
According to the New Scientist, as part of a US$1 billion update to the national fingerprint database in the United…
NIST sponsors biometric event in Tampa
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will co-sponsor the 2012 Biometric Consortium Conference (BCC 2012), September 18-21, 2012,…
Reverse-engineered irises created to fool eye-scanners
Scientists are now experimenting with technologies to deceive biometrics security. Academics have created reverse-engineered irises that are able to fool…
Securlinx holds biometric chat on Biometrics and Law Enforcement
Organized by the folks at Securlinx and M2Sys, this month’s #biometricchat focused on “the past, present and future of biometric…
