Nepal Police Adds Photo-Matching Software to Flood Victim Identification
Nepal Police is using DNA analysis, fingerprints and newly developed photo-matching software to identify people killed in the Bhote Koshi floods. The force’s…
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EU Watchdog Demands Stronger Safeguards for Automated Biometric Police Data Exchanges via Prüm Router
Europe’s top data protection authority has raised significant concerns about the technical rules governing the Prüm Router, the EU system that enables…
EPIC Urges USCIS to Withdraw Proposed Rule Expanding “Collection and Use of Biometrics,” Including DNA
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has submitted comments opposing a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed rulemaking titled…
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Confirms Police Compliance with Code of Practice
The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner has published his office’s first annual assessment of law enforcement’s compliance with the Scottish Code of Practice,…
EMVCo Wants to Set Some Biometric Card Standards – Identity News Digest
Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: EMVCo’s…
Possible, Permissible, and Acceptable: British Commissioner Calls for Logical Biometrics Oversight
Britain’s Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner is praising the UK government for scrapping a plan that would have moved some police oversight…
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…
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.…
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…