Criminal ID

Criminal ID is one of the largest biometric markets. It includes criminal AFIS systems, the use of biometrics by police officers in the field, prison/courthouse applications, and counter fraud and terror initiatives. This section covers all the news and views in this sector…

Latest Headlines

A question of biometric vocabulary… 02 February 2012

The entire biometrics community has suffered from vocabulary confusion, especially in large-scale, public procurements. Help is at hand. Read this Jim Wayman article for more…

Phuket standards meetings a success 30 January 2012

Plenty of progress on the standards front despite the lure of balmy weather in Phuket…

FTC seeks public comments on facial recognition 09 January 2012

The USA's Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on facial recognition technology and the privacy and security implications raised by its increasing use.

Botswana Criminal AFIS turns to Morpho 09 January 2012

One of Africa's most advanced IT systems – the Botswana Police Service's AFIS – is to undergo enhancement and ongoing maintenance.

Features

The Importance of Using 1000 ppi in Law Enforcement 17 September 2010

This excellent article highlights the benefits of capturing fingerprints at 1000 ppi rather than 500 ppi, especially for law enforcement agencies…

Automatic Facial Recognition: A Review 23 August 2010

In an effort to answer the increasing number of questions being put forward about automatic facial recognition, this whitepaper by Morpho takes a general look at the technology, explores the state of the art and assesses its technical and commercial potential.

Automated Personal Identification 06 May 2010

This book is a rare and exciting find in the US Library of Congress. It is one of the very earliest analyses of automated personal identity technology and was written at the birth of what we now know as the modern biometrics industry. Despite being written in 1974, the authors saw with impressive clarity many of the issues that remain today as some of the most difficult problems to solve.

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