Biometrics oversight or toothless red tape? NYPD subject to new surveillance disclosure rules
Police use of biometric facial recognition and other surveillance technologies will have to go through new scrutiny, after New York…
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NYPD’s new facial recognition policy sparks immediate calls for a ban
The New York City Police Department’s (NYPD’s) new policy for use of biometric facial recognition technology immediately fueled a storm…
“Bumbling” NYPD contractor nearly infects fingerprint database with ransomware
The New York Police Department is blaming a “bumbling” contractor for a ransomware infection of roughly two dozen devices connected…
Police camera footage quietly used in IBM video search feature development
IBM used footage quietly obtained from NYPD surveillance cameras to develop a function to allow police to search camera footage…
Facial recognition expert joins Vigilant Solutions
Roger Rodriguez, a world-renowned facial recognition expert, has joined Vigilant Solutions in the role of Manager of Image Analytics. Mr….
Biometric Update: most popular news for week ending November 2
Here’s a recap of most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week in Review:…
NYPD to equip police officers and vehicles with biometric smartphones and tablets
Starting next year, the New York City Police Department will provide new biometric technology for its 35,000 police officers and…
NYPD using MorphoTrak biometrics data system
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is currently using MorphoBIS, a next generation automated biometric information system from Morpho…
U.S. surveillance system shopped to national security agencies
New e-mail correspondence released by WikiLeaks reveals that TrapWire, supplier of a controversial U.S. security surveillance system, intended to sign…
