Toronto police using facial recognition as Canadian government ponders rules
Toronto police used facial recognition technology to attempt to identify people in 2,591 searches since March of last year, according…
police
Biometric Update regularly writes news related to the term "police." The following list of links is available to assist you with finding biometrics news regarding "police" and other relevant terms. More topics may be explored by accessing our comprehensive Biometrics Topics list.
Detroit officials deny police use real-time facial recognition with city surveillance network
City officials in Detroit have blasted a report from Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy and Technology (CPIT) as “completely false…
New York landlords and police uses of facial recognition challenged
A bill has been introduced in New York State Senate to block landlords from deploying biometric facial recognition systems on…
San Francisco passes ban on police and city use of public facial biometrics
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors approved a ban on public biometric facial recognition use by police and other city departments…
U.S. judge rules Fourth and Fifth Amendments protect against forced biometric smartphone unlock
U.S. law enforcement cannot obtain a warrant to force an individual to unlock a smartphone with biometrics as doing so…
California Assembly moves to ban facial recognition in police body cameras
The California State Assembly has approved a proposal to ban the use of facial recognition and biometric scanners in body…
Oakland considers banning public facial recognition use as San Francisco police amendments accepted
Oakland may not be far behind San Francisco in banning facial biometrics use by city departments, GovTech reports. The Oakland…
Facial recognition deployment by Queensland Police for Commonwealth Games largely unsuccessful
The facial recognition system used by the Queensland Police Service (QPS) during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games did not…
Oregon police using Amazon facial biometrics with suspect sketches and dead bodies
Police in Washington County, Oregon have used facial biometrics technology in attempts to identify dead bodies, unconscious suspects, people who…
New wearable app connects SIC Biometrics’ devices and smart watches for field ID operations
IdentiFI products from SIC Biometrics can now interact with wearables through the new IdentiFI Watch application, enabling new use cases…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Understanding MOSIP
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection