Facial recognition tender for Toronto police draws interest from major vendors
Eleven biometrics providers, including large international firms, are vying to provide Toronto police with a new facial recognition system, which…
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Sweden proposes law on live facial recognition to curb gang violence
The Swedish government has proposed a new law allowing the police to use real-time facial recognition to crack down on…
Finland faces reproval over move to expand biometrics use for law enforcement
Finland’s Ministry of Interior is facing acerbic criticism from various quarters following a move to make changes to the way…
Civil liberties network calls for radical transparency in police use of facial recognition
Rights groups say UK’s new policing bill opens door to biometric matching with drivers database. Georgia’s privacy watchdog launches probe…
Thales wins $21m contract for Switzerland’s AFIS
Thales has won an 18.9 million Swiss francs (US$21.3 million) contract for modernizing the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) used…
Corsight showcasing face biometrics platform at Security & Policing 2025
The UK government’s Security & Policing 2025 expo opened in Hampshire, England today. The public safety and security-focused show for government officials, law enforcement…
Do the police ever forget a face?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner There is a neurological condition called prosopagnosia which the National Center…
Scotland’s police needs strategy for biometric data: Biometrics Commissioner
The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner has urged police authorities in Scotland to speed up defining their strategy for biometric data and…
Detroit police sued over alleged facial recognition use in another wrongful arrest
Detroit police are being sued by a woman who claims she is the victim of wrongful arrest prompted by a…
Equipped with top-tier biometric tech, Florida police asked to sub for ICE
A recent webinar from Idemia looks at how its cloud-native automated biometric identification system (ABIS) has impacted law enforcement in…
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