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Articles tagged with counter-terrorism

Biometrics Help Confirm Pakistani Identities of Terrorists Killed in Operation Mahadev

Indian security agencies have confirmed that three militants killed in “Operation Mahadev” on July 28 were Pakistani nationals linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, using…

August 4, 2025

Soldier's face overlaid with orange biometric scanning grid depicting military facial recognition technology

Malaysia Deploys Facial Recognition Security System for ASEAN Summit

Malaysia has deployed advanced facial recognition technology as part of a comprehensive security strategy for the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur. The system…

May 26, 2025

Alibaba Cuts Metaverse Ambitions in Pivot to AI

SNA International LLC Announces New Executive Appointments

Virginia-based forensic, biometric and identity intelligence solutions provider SNA International LLC has announced two new additions to its executive…

May 13, 2020

INTERPOL Calls for Biometric Data Sharing at Project Kalkan Summit

INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock advocated for biometric security measures at a recent Project Kalkan meeting in Tajikistan. Founded in 2004, Project…

November 4, 2019

UN Biometrics Intel Guide Workshops May Present Opportunities for Vendors

With the “United Nations Compendium of Recommended Practices for the Responsible Use and Sharing of Biometrics in Counter-Terrorism” now officially published,…

August 17, 2018

UN Launches Best Practices Guide for Biometrics in Counter-Terrorism

“It’s meant to help UN members cooperate with each other and police organizations like Interpol, which has been calling for the increased sharing of biometric…

July 3, 2018

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