South Africa seeks facial recognition for police body, dashboard cameras
South Africa’s State Information Technology Agency is seeking a supplier to equip its national police with facial recognition integrated with…
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Moldova upgrades biometric capabilities for border control, law enforcement
Interpol is working with Moldova to increase its biometric border capacities, in part through two initiatives targeting border crossings by…
SIA defends regulated ALPR use as Flock backlash drives calls for bans
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is defending the continued use of automated license plate readers while calling for tighter privacy…
ISC East 2026
ISC East 2026 New York City, NY November 3–5, 2026 ISC East is the Northeast’s leading security and public safety…
Hollywood gives indiscriminate live facial recognition the superhero treatment
The cliché popularized by Spider-Man movies that “with great power comes great responsibility” clashes with the popular quote by English…
IB powers touchless fingerprint biometrics capture on standard police smartphones
Touchless fingerprint biometrics are giving law enforcement officers the ability to identify people quickly in the field without dedicated hardware….
South Korea plans AI crime strategy built on biometrics, digital identity
The South Korean government is preparing a national policing strategy to counter the rapid rise of AI-driven crime, including biometric…
Scotland’s biometrics commissioner calls for new public surveillance strategy
Scotland’s Biometrics Commissioner is calling for a new national strategy for public-space surveillance, arguing that the country’s 2011 CCTV framework…
Why biometrics are an urgent agenda item for police oversight boards
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner The more that the police can do with biometric technology,…
Daytona Beach approves police facial recognition searches of driver’s license photos
Daytona Beach City Commission has approved a proposed agreement between the city’s police chief and Florida Department of Highway Safety…
