PimEyes sees use by Australian police, enacts ban on searches for children
The controversial Tbilisi-based facial recognition website PimEyes, which lets users upload photos of anonymous people and scrapes the Internet for…
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EU target for interoperable police, border biometrics databases delayed until 2027
The implementation target for the European Union’s plans to make biometric databases for law enforcement and border control interoperable has…
More details in US RFI for new criminal biometrics service
The U.S. government has updated its call for vendor input about a likely upgrade to biometric criminal-booking software. Officials say…
UK minister wants police biometric passport database searches to catch shoplifters
CCTV images from shoplifting, burglary and theft investigations in the UK should be compared against Home Office passport and immigration…
DNA collections, analysis find US government fans of all stripes
For whatever reason, state collection of DNA – a biometric identifier – does not stir the U.S. public, at least,…
Scotland commissioner calls for expansion of biometric data oversight to justice system
Today, Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr. Brian Plastow published a report encouraging Scottish Ministers to consider extending oversight powers and the…
Civil society groups want broader restrictions on biometrics use in AI Act
More than 100 civil society groups and advocates have co-signed a letter calling on European Union lawmakers to restrict the…
US oversight body demands biometrics privacy, training upgrades at DHS, FBI
The U.S. Government Accountability Office wants federal agencies to work on protecting the privacy and civil liberties of Americans in…
Outgoing UK commish leaves advice for law enforcement use of biometrics and drones
Professor Fraser Sampson, who recently announced that he will step down as the UK’s Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner at…
Arab security body wants to create a biometric fingerprint database
The Arab Interior Minister Council (AIMC), a body tasked with fighting crime in the Middle East, wants to create a…
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