Just because they can – the biometric conundrum for law enforcement
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner They could have done more but didn’t’. That’s an unpolished…
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NEC continues cooperation with WIN on biometric matching for law enforcement
NEC has announced a deal to provide the latest version of its integrated biometric workstation to a consortium of U.S….
Fargo facial recognition saga sees police admit errors but refuse to close case on suspect
The twists and turns in the case could come from a Coen brothers script – but in the case of…
French police use of real-time facial recognition comes under scrutiny
Police in France are reportedly photographing individuals with police-issued mobile devices and using facial recognition developed by the German company…
Researchers systematize palm biometrics to enable automated forensics
Palm prints are discovered at between 25 and 30 percent of all crime scenes, researchers estimate, but are rarely used…
UK Lords reject bid to block police facial recognition searches of DVLA database
The UK’s House of Lords has voted down an attempt to prevent the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) database…
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner reviews fingerprinting in policing
Police in Scotland may be failing to fingerprint more than 12,000 a year due to inadequate operational practices and a…
Regula boosts speed, precision in field document checks
Regula has updated its Compact Document Examiner Regula 1031, introducing improvements shaped directly by forensic specialists and border officers who…
Biometrics, big data and the new counterintelligence battlefield
A recent report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) warns that the digital infrastructure at the core…
London testing facial recognition app for police as another false match surfaces
London police will soon start testing “operator-initiated facial recognition” (OIFR), a mobile app that allows officers to photograph a person…
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