San Diego to suspend police and ICE facial biometrics system to comply with new state law
The Tactical Identification System (TACIDS) used for biometric facial recognition by more than 30 agencies in San Diego, California, will…
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Rapid DNA technology piloted by Edmonton Police Service
Rapid DNA biometric technology funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate and developed by Massachusetts-…
Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: crime and its prevention, Red Cross blockchain
The theme this week shifts to crime. Biometrics are being used in a new national sex offenders register for Nigeria,…
NEC and INTERPOL join forces to toughen cybersecurity
NEC has partnered with INTERPOL to update a global cybersecurity agreement signed in 2014 under which NEC’s cybersecurity solutions are…
Police facial recognition ruling appealed in Wales, ban delayed in Portland, trial halt requested in Macau
Pushback against facial recognition use by police sits at various stages in countries around the world this week. A Welsh…
Restrictions on biometrics by New Jersey agencies, police banned under proposed legislation
A bill introduced this week in the New Jersey State Senate would ban New Jersey government agencies, law enforcement, and…
Scottish Justice Secretary talks ethics, calls biometrics bill “narrow”
As Scotland is looking into new legislation for the role of biometrics commissioner, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf believes the use…
Police in Miami, India, Macau expand facial recognition use amid further warnings
The Miami-Dade County Police Department (MDPD), Florida’s largest police force, is seeking to join the many departments in the state…
India delays facial recognition tender deadline as Russian systems roll out
A contract to supply biometric technology to India’s new national facial recognition system has not been awarded as planned, as…
UK Biometrics and Forensics Ethics group finally reports concerns with government plans
The UK government has released the first annual report from the Biometrics and Forensic Ethics Group (BFEG) two years later…
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