Australian police looking to collect biometrics in the field with mobile fingerprint solution
Australia’s NSW Police Force is looking to provide officers with portable fingerprint scanners to be used with a fleet of…
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FBI clarifies facial recognition technology use in New York Times letter
The New York Times published an editorial-opinion letter written by Amy Hess, executive assistant director of the FBI’s science and…
Nigerian government recommends unified biometric data collection and usage
Upon reading a briefing on the activities of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari recommended that government…
Alleged misuse of facial recognition software by San Diego police raises public concerns
The San Diego Police Department is using facial recognition software with few guidelines and little public disclosure, which has led…
EFF, MuckRock conduct census of how police deploy mobile biometric technologies
EFF and MuckRock have partnered to conduct a census of sorts, via public records requests, in an effort to compile…
Scottish police to undergo investigation over facial recognition use
Watchdogs will analyze around 500 cases when Police Scotland used facial recognition technology in an effort to identify images of…
UK police call facial recognition trial at music festival a success
Police in Leicestershire, UK have called the trial use of facial recognition software at a major music festival a success,…
Morpho installs fingerprint terminals in Turkish police stations
Morpho (Safran), through its local partner Olcsan, announced that it has provided biometric fingerprint identification terminals to nine Turkish police…
NEC to provide facial and fingerprint recognition to make Indian city safer
NEC Corporation announced that NEC India and AP Technology Services Limited (APTS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate…
Philippine National Police deploy NEC fingerprint identification system
NEC Corporation announced that NEC Philippines has deployed a new Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) for the Philippine National Police…
