The use of facial recognition by police in the UK is facing a review from the London Policing Ethics Panel,…
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Florida appeals court to rule on legality of facial recognition procedure in drug case
Florida’s First District Court of Appeals will soon issue the first ruling ever in the U.S. on the legality of…
New process developed for obtaining fingerprints from fired ammunition casings
West Technology Forensics has developed a new process for obtaining fingerprints from fired bullet and shotgun casings, which the company…
Court blocks Israeli police request to access biometric database
Israeli police have been blocked by a District Court ruling from a national biometric database, which they had planned to…
Chinese police testing panoramic body cameras with facial recognition
Between three and four thousand police officers in China are piloting panoramic body cameras with built-in facial recognition technology, the…
UK Commons committee prepares for inquiry into Home Office’ biometrics guidance
A UK House of Commons committee is preparing to launch an inquiry into the storage of 20 million mugshots by…
UK government delays publication of biometrics strategy
UK government ministers have once again delayed the publication of a strategy for police use of facial recognition technology which…
UK CCTV watchdog issues warning to police chiefs over facial recognition tech
A CCTV watchdog has written to police chiefs to warn that the increased use of facial recognition technology risks infringing…
Detroit police adding facial recognition to video crime monitoring program
Detroit police are adding facial recognition software into the department’s Project Green Light video crime monitoring program. Project Green Light…
COBAN, Digital Barriers to provide live facial recognition on police dash cam system
COBAN Technologies has partnered with Digital Barriers to provide live facial recognition and live video streaming technology for the FOCUS…
