Corsight Developing Tech to Construct Biometric Face Models From DNA
Facial recognition specialist Corsight AI revealed to potential investors that it has been working on a system that would build a model of a face based on DNA…
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Verogen Guides Cellmark to DNA Sequencing Certification in the UK
Cellmark Forensic Services will soon be offering next-generation sequencing (NGS) services to law enforcement agencies in the UK after receiving ISO17025…
FBI Greenlights RapidHIT DNA Booking System for Police Use in the US
The number of DNA searches in the US is likely to increase now that the FBI has given US law enforcement agencies access to a quick DNA identification system.…
Coast Guard Issues RFI for Biometrics At Sea System Upgrade
Preparations are getting underway for an upgrade to the U.S. Coast Guard’s biometrics system, and the army branch has accordingly issued a request for…
QIAGEN and Verogen Team Up to Deliver Better Forensic DNA Solutions
QIAGEN and Verogen have joined forces to raise their collective profile in the forensics market. The two companies have signed a distribution agreement that…
EFF Objects to Un-Warranted Police DNA Searches
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is arguing that law enforcement officers should not be able to collect someone’s DNA or perform searches in a…
CBP to Collect DNA Data for FBI
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will soon reach full operational capacity with its DNA collection program. The data will be added to the FBI’s…
Prominent Senators Urge DHS to Drop Border Biometrics Expansion
A group of prominent senators have issued an open letter urging the Department of Homeland Security to back away from its plans to escalate the collection of…
EFF Asks US Citizens to Comment on Controversial DHS Policy Proposal
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is urging people to weigh in on a new policy proposal that would give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
Irish Justice Minister Proposes Amendments to Biometric Data Retention Law
A proposal to amend the law on the retention of biometric data in Northern Ireland has been tabled by Justice Minister Naomi Long that aims to make changes to…