IJIS, IACP joint task force releases facial recognition use case catalog for law enforcement
Public sector technology non-profit IJIS Institute announced today the release of the Law Enforcement Facial Recognition Use Case Catalog (PDF),…
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Municipal police dept in New Jersey to deploy license plate readers with facial recognition
The police department in Millville, New Jersey is getting set to roll out seven new Vigilant Solutions‘ vehicle license plate…
Academics blast “legal vacuum” around facial biometrics use by British police
The use of facial recognition by police in Britain are a costly use of public funds that should be subject…
North Texas law enforcement facial recognition use varies widely by agency
More than half a dozen law enforcement agencies in North Texas are using facial recognition, with little public awareness in…
Partnership could soon give Florida police access to residential cameras with facial recognition
The Tampa-area Hernando County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with Amazon-owned security camera maker Ring to enable area residents to upload…
Buolamwini responds to Amazon as police admit facial recognition recommendations not followed
MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini has responded to criticisms of her study on algorithmic bias in services offered by…
Rapid DNA machines speed up police investigations but lack of protocols causes concern
Rapid DNA machines are being used by a growing number of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. to rapidly test…
Covering your face to avoid facial recognition could result in fines in England and France
London’s Metropolitan Police have fined a man £90 (US$118) after he declined to participate in a trial of the force’s…
Sophisticated fingerprint alteration helps suspect evade capture for 15 years
A drug trafficker who damaged his fingers and used micro-implants to avoid biometric fingerprint identification has been arrested after evading…
San Francisco to consider banning facial recognition and restricting biometric surveillance
Legislation has been proposed to ban the purchase or use of facial recognition technology in San Francisco by local law…
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