Israel is using Amazon Rekognition to locate missing and dead
Amazon’s facial recognition system Rekognition is being used in Israel to locate missing and dead after a deadly attack by…
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Pakistan expands project for biometric identification of unidentified bodies and patients
After delays, the caretaker government in Punjab has collaborated with the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and the healthcare…
Missing persons NGO alliance kicks off global facial recognition initiative
A new alliance of non-profit organizations dedicated to finding missing persons is planning an innovative use of facial recognition to…
Mexico uses electoral biometrics database to ID thousands of mission persons
Recent information released by the General Council of the National Electoral Institute (INE) of Mexico reveals that from 2016 right…
South Carolina lawmakers promote biometrics to help find missing kids
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and Senator Katrina Shealy are backing a biometric ID program aimed at helping families…
Trueface biometrics to help identify and reunite Hurricane Dorian victims
Bahamas-based digital infrastructure startup Bluestone Technologies Ltd. had been in talks with facial biometrics provider Trueface for several months before…
UK Science and Technology Committee calls for pause of live facial recognition trials
UK Members of Parliament on the government’s Science and Technology Committee are urging the Home Office to halt all trials…
EU Parliament approves lowering mandatory visa applicant biometrics collection age to 6 years old
The inclusion of biometrics in the European Union’s Schengen Visa Information System (VIS) for all visa applicants aged six and…
Biometrica’s role in platform for finding missing children revealed
In an effort to help locate missing children, the International Center for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) has launched a…
Marinus Analytics releases facial recognition solution to combat human trafficking
Marinus Analytics, a Carnegie Mellon University spinoff startup known for creating anti-human trafficking tool TrafficJam, recently released a facial recognition…
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