San Francisco’s Facial Recognition Ban Should Be Repealed: IBIA
“The IBIA is not alone in taking issue with the ban; after the legislation passed its Board vote, an advocacy group called Stop Crime SF issued a statement…
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Legal Challenge to Biometric Surveillance Gets Underway in UK
“The hearings, held at a court in Cardiff, heard from South Wales Police barrister Jeremy Johnson QC, who explained that the facial recognition technology only…
California Assembly Approves Ban of Body Cam Facial Recognition
“The legislation not only bans the live use of facial recognition through police body camera feeds, but also bans the application of this technology to any…
Gemalto to Provide Biometric Database Systems to Canadian Defense Dept.
“Both of the AFIS systems will be developed by Gemalto, and the company says that they may eventually also feature support for additional biometric modalities…
AMREL Launches New FAP50 Rugged Tablet
AMREL has launched a new FAP50 mobile fingerprint scanner designed for use in law enforcement. Dubbed the BioSense AT80 Max, the rugged tablet is being billed…
John Walsh to Deliver Keynote at IDEMIA’s 40th Annual Security Conference
IDEMIA’s 40th annual Public Security Users Conference is set to kick off on April 30th, and the company is bringing in John Walsh to deliver the opening…
Microsoft Refused to Sell Facial Recognition Tech to California Law Enforcement
In recent months, many companies have made headlines for selling biometric technology to police forces around the world. Microsoft, on the other hand, has done…
Drug Trafficker Surgically Altered Fingerprints to Evade Police
A wanted drug trafficker surgically altered his fingerprints in a bid to evade capture, according to a new report from The Guardian. The man, who has not been…
FedID 2018: IDEMIA Public Security Head Donnie Scott On Industry Candor, New Technologies, and Face ID
While IDEMIA as a brand is still young, its roots go deep, perhaps especially when it comes to law enforcement. And so after the company’s formation last year…
FedID 2018: Interview with IDEMIA National Security Solutions’ Christian Schnedler
IDEMIA has long been an important player in the global biometrics market and a major solutions provider to the government sector in particular. But its legacy…