Human Rights Watch calls on China to shut down “Police Cloud”
The Chinese government is using a “Police Cloud” of big data platforms to aggregate and analyze citizen’s personal information on…
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Singapore trialing NEC facial recognition tech to fight crime more efficiently
The Singapore government is working with NEC to fight crime more efficiently and effectively, according to a report in The…
FBI purchases 450 units of Integrated Biometrics FIVE-0 mobile fingerprint scanners
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has purchased 450 units of Integrated Biometrics’ new FIVE-0 mobile fingerprint scanners. The FIVE-0…
Emirates International Forensic Conference & Exhibition
Emirates International Forensic Conference & Exhibition April 9 – 11, 2018 Sheikh Rashid Hall of the Dubai International Convention &…
Non-profit aims to strengthen border management internationally
Tony Smith, the former head of UK Border Force, has formed a new non-profit organization called International Border Management and…
Pakistan’s Punjab Forensic Science Agency to develop fingerprint database
Pakistan’s home department is investing Rs495 million (US$7.7 million) in developing an Automated Fingerprints Information System (AFIS) for the Punjab…
BCC Research projects forensics market to reach $19.2B by 2022
BCC Research has published a new report entitled “Forensic Technologies: New and Growing Markets“, in which it forecasts the total…
New fingerprint tech capable of detecting traces of drugs, blood, alcohol and more
Research teams at Sheffield Hallam University have been collaborating with West Yorkshire Police since 2012 in testing new technology that…
Researchers developing AI-powered facial recognition to identify concealed persons
Researchers are developing an AI-powered facial recognition system designed to help identify criminals, political dissidents, protesters, and other individuals who…
Crossmatch, FlexEnable and ISORG team selected as a finalist in IARPA fingerprint challenge
A multinational team comprised of Crossmatch, French firm ISORG and the UK-based FlexEnable was selected as a finalist in the…
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