Russia wants to collect biometric data of convicts without their consent
The Russian government wants to collect biometric data of convicts without their consent. For this purpose, the Ministry of Justice…
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Aratek fingerprint biometrics improves inmate verification in India
Taiwan-based fingerprint biometrics provider Aratek says a partnership with Indian firm Dialtronics helped improve the authentication system for inmates across…
South Africa conducts biometric voter registration for prison inmates
Inmates being held at correctional facilities across South Africa will from today undergo biometric voter registration ahead of the country’s…
Pakistan’s Sindh state installs inmate biometrics system at 14 prisons
Fourteen prisons in the Pakistani state of Sindh are now equipped with biometric systems for the identification and monitoring of…
India’s prisons to require Aadhaar authentication from inmates and visitors
In India, all prisoners and visitors will now have to go through authentication using their Aadhaar digital IDs as a…
Plans for 1,000 biometric bracelets in US county jail fall apart
Biometric bracelets intended for prisoners in Atlanta, Ga., jails are being removed after officials said few of them were distributed…
Arizona sheriff buys scanners from China firm sanctioned by feds
A Chinese biometrics company on a U.S. watch list reportedly won a $5 million no-bid contract to provide eight body…
Prisons from Hong Kong to Chennai to Georgia are setting up biometric surveillance
Hong Kong’s Correctional Services Department this week agreed with Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks to build a framework for…
Indian police to share fingerprint data, more biometrics introduced in prisons
Indian law enforcement agencies will be able to access and share biometric fingerprint data with the country’s National Automated Fingerprint…
Questions raised over facial recognition use in Indian prisons
Government agencies in India have been providing contradictory information on the introduction of facial recognition use in prisons amid rising…
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