South African Police Tender Makes Facial Recognition Mandatory for Body Cameras
The South African Police Service has made facial recognition a mandatory component of a three-year tender for body-worn cameras, vehicle dashboard cameras and…
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Edmonton Police Tested Facial Recognition on Body Cams
Internal documents reveal Edmonton Police ran Canada’s first live facial recognition body-cam pilot using Corsight AI, scanning a 6,341-person watch list.
Ireland’s Justice Minister Gets Green Light for Police Facial Recognition Bill
Ireland’s Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, has received government approval to publish legislation – the General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording…
Banking Authentication System Gets Fooled By a Dummy – Identity News Digest
[Correction: An earlier version of this article erroneously stated that Philadelphia International Airport had doubled its number of biometric screening gates.…
AnyVision Releases On-device Facial Recognition App for Law Enforcement
AnyVision has released a new surveillance application for law enforcement and military operations. Dubbed OnPatrol, the app can run locally on an officer’s…
Digital Ally Provides Cloud Storage Upgrade for Georgia Police Department
The Suwanee Police Department of Suwanee, Georgia, has renewed its partnership with Digital Ally, and ordered a significant multi-year upgrade package in the…
Proposed Bill Would Restrict Use of Facial Recognition in Police Body Cams
Four congressional Democrats have introduced the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, a new law enforcement bill that while requiring federal, state and local law…
Three Experts Appointed to Axon’s AI Ethics Board
Axon, a provider of smart devices for reduced-force policing and security applications, has appointed three individuals to its AI Ethics Board. Axon offers…
CBP Request for Information Points to Face Scanning Body Cams at the Border
Biometrics News – Facial Recognition Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a branch of The Department of Homeland Security, have filed a Request for Information…
California Legislature Approves 3-Year Moratorium on Police Use of Face-Scanning Body Cams
“It’s worth noting that this latest state legislation is concerned specifically with the use of facial recognition technology through police-worn body…