California skeptic of facial recognition use by cops now sees an opportunity
The state of California‘s three-year moratorium on police use of facial biometrics surveillance using body cams (AB1215) quietly ended in…
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Philippines digitizes booking of criminal suspects, mulls biometric border checks
The Philippines National Police (PNP) has launched a digitized booking system for arrested persons which requires the collection of their…
Idemia I&S claims largest-ever law enforcement contract with Florida MBIS extension
A long-standing agreement between Idemia Identity and Security North America and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has been extended…
Face biometrics getting deeper into policing, sparking concerns
Those worried about the use of facial recognition by law enforcement have warned about how the technology could become entrenched…
Scottish advisory group urges specific and binding rules for biometrics and AI in policing
The foundation for Scottish police to use biometrics and other advanced technologies is in place, but not yet complete. This…
UK government response to Biometrics Commissioner sidesteps tough questions
The UK government says that it will carefully consider any recommendations on the use of biometric shared by INTERPOL and…
UK Biometrics and Surveillance Commissioner submits damning report as job extended
The UK government does not have a plan for oversight of biometrics and surveillance once the Office for the Biometrics…
Facial recognition in the way of law allowing Irish police forces to wear body-cams
A coalition composed of Green Party Parliamentarians (Teachta Dála or TD) and Senators in Ireland has agreed upon the need…
Netherlands’ face biometrics database for non-EU individuals comes under scrutiny
Privacy advocates in the Netherlands have criticized the use of a biometric database by the police containing the faces of…
Police plan expansions of facial recognition across Ireland, Australia, US, Nigeria
Public officials in several countries are pushing deployment or regulation of face biometrics to improve security. In Ireland, Justice Minister…
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