Biometric Hashing System Aims to Save Trafficking Victims by Erasing Their Identities
A new biometric identification system from TrustStamp could make a real impact in the fight against human trafficking at the US-Mexico border. The system,…
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Biometric Border System Busts Impostor On Third Day of Operation: CBP
The US Customs and Border Protection agency is using a recent bust to highlight the advantages of its escalating use of facial recognition technology at US…
Metropolitan Police to Deploy Biometric Fingerprint Scanners to Hundreds of Officers
“…the INK Biometrics scans will search for matches against criminal databases within 60 seconds, allowing police work to proceed more efficiently, and ensuring…
Amazon Defends Rekognition Against Critics
“Amazon offers the example of Rekognition technology being used to crack a sex trafficking case by identifying 20 victims and helping to send the perpetrator…
IDEMIA’s New Case AFIS is Aimed at Latent Print Examination
“Through working with forensic experts on leading edge techniques and approaches, IDEMIA’s latent print examination discipline has resulted in our latest…
Scottish Advisory Group Recommends Establishment of Biometrics Commissioner, Rules for Police
Government authorities in Scotland have launched a public consultation on how police should handle biometric data, reports The Scotsman. It’s the product of an…
Orlando Police to Proceed with Rekognition Testing
“In its memo, the OPD said that the next trial would operate similarly to the first, in which seven police officers volunteered to have their faces scanned by…
Police Use Controversial Biometric Tech to Identify Capital Gazette Shooter
Police authorities used facial recognition to identify the suspect in last week’s shooting at the Capital Gazette offices in Annapolis, Maryland, in which five…
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…
Interpol Nears Completion of Voice Identification System
Interpol is currently in the final stages of the development of an international voice biometrics database to be shared with member police agencies. Called the…