New federal government contractors in Canada required to submit fingerprints to RCMP
New federal government contractors in Canada will now be required to submit their fingerprints electronically to the country’s national police…
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California bill calls for police surveillance technology to be approved before use
California may soon pass a third and more comprehensive measure that would provide greater public transparency for law enforcement’s use…
IARPA launching two programs aimed at making fingerprints more reliable biometrics
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), the intelligence community’s research arm, will soon launch two programs designed to detect fake…
European rights agency issues opinion on Eurodac revision
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published an opinion on the impact of proposed revisions to the Eurodac…
NYC to deploy facial recognition technology, license plate readers
New York City will soon deploy facial recognition software and equipment to track all drivers and passengers entering and leaving…
Austin police deploy Hitachi facial recognition software
The Austin, Texas police department has deployed a sensor aggregation platform from Hitachi Data Systems Federal, in an effort to…
RCMP currently examining use of DNA familial searching
According to a recent article in the Ottawa Sun, using family-member DNA searches could help solve Canadian cold cases. With…
German state police department to use Crossmatch palm scanners
Crossmatch announced that its German partner and technology integrator Hecosys will provide Crossmatch livescan devices for the Polizei Niedersachsen, which…
SecuGen demonstrating new two-finger reader at CES 2017
SecuGen will be demonstrating the Hamster Pro 45, a new FAP 45 fingerprint reader that supports both flat, two-finger and…
Finnish police reviewing constitutionality and cost of implementing facial recognition
A working group with Finland’s National Police Board is reviewing the constitutionality and cost of implementing a facial recognition system…
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