Warrant served on US suspect forcing him to unlock phone with biometric lock
For years, the Internet has argued if police in the United States can force a suspect to open their phone…
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US grapples with deepfakes as barriers to successful exploits
Deepfakes are accessible enough to have graduated from major heists and state-level misinformation to the more mundane world of fake…
Panini fingerprint biometric scanner certified by FBI for Appendix F standard
Panini has announced that its BioCred fingerprint biometric authentication device, used to authenticate payment transactions, is now certified by the…
FBI warns of SIM swap surge, Veridas outlines biometrics fix
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has recently issued an official alert (Number I-020822-PSA) warning against the dangers of…
Clearview AI’s US law enforcement facial recognition footprint grows with FBI contract
The latest U.S law enforcement sign up for Clearview AI’s facial recognition-as-a-service app is a modest $18,000, one-year contract, spotted…
Disclosure sought on Clearview facial recognition use and by company in separate cases
A freedom of speech group in the U.S. has filed Freedom of Information Act requests seeking details about the use…
Biometric Sensors: Size Matters
The FBI has three standards for single-finger scanners: FAP 10, FAP 20, and FAP 30. All three meet the FBI’s…
Size matters
Download this whitepaper to learn how Integrated Biometrics’ Columbo outperforms FAP 10 and FAP 20 units, generating fast, accurate results…
NGI delivers faster results from more biometric modalities with no shopping mall storage
FBI biometrics no longer fill a defunct shopping mall, and requests no longer take months to process, but contactless fingerprints…
DNA biometrics advance with FBI approval for Thermo Fisher Scientific, new partnership
Law enforcement booking stations in the United States have a new tool to automatically process, upload and search DNA biometrics…
