Montana Police Push to Protect Access to Facial Recognition
Montana’s law enforcement agencies are trying to secure their access to facial recognition. The state is currently considering a draft version of a new…
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Amazon Confirms It Shares Ring Doorbell Footage With Police
Amazon has acknowledged that it does not always ask for the consent of the owner when sharing Ring smart doorbell videos with law enforcement agencies. The…
Georgian County Deploys AwareABIS for Suspect Identification
Biometric software and services provider Aware, Inc. has announced that Georgia’s Thomas County sheriff’s office has installed the AwareABIS Automated…
VIDEO: Iris ID’s Tim Meyerhoff at Connect:ID on Iris Biometrics in Law Enforcement
In October, FindBiometrics’ own Doug OGorden was in Washington, D.C. attending Connect:ID 2021. Connect:ID is a conference dedicated to the identity industry,…
Clearview Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding Despite Legal Troubles
Investors are yet to be discouraged by Clearview AI’s ongoing legal troubles. The company has now raised $30 million in Series B funding, adding to the $8.6…
Proposed Bill Would Make Fingerprint Checks Mandatory for Gun Owners in Illinois
The Illinois House of Representatives has passed a bill that would make fingerprint checks mandatory for anyone hoping to purchase a firearm. As it stands,…
Massachusetts Places Mild Restrictions on Police Use of Facial Recognition
The Massachusetts state legislature has officially passed a new police reform bill that establishes some basic rules for the use of facial recognition. The…
ID Talk Podcast: IBIA Chairman John Mears On How Industry Collaboration Can Boost The Biometrics Industry
Readers of FindBiometrics and Mobile ID World are familiar with the recent acceleration of major trends in the biometrics industry thanks to the wave of…
Toronto Student Sandblasts Fingerprints to Speed Up Forensic Investigations
A University of Toronto Mississauga forensic science student is developing a new sandblasting technique that would allow investigators to find latent prints at…
ON-DEMAND: Redefining Biometrics for the Next Decade of Digital Work and Life
Why society’s success depends on biometrics coming of age in the 2020s Today, biometrics technology has achieved mainstream acceptance. In the wake of the…