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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2016

California Sheriff's Department Expands Facial Recognition Program to 500 Officers

Vigilant Solutions announced today that the Sacramento County (CA) Sheriff's Department is expanding the use of its FaceSearch facial recognition solution to approximately 500 agency users based on its success over the past year in a pilot operation.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2016

Face Forensics Announces Tattoo Recognition System

Face Forensics has significantly extended its f2 advanced face recognition technology by adding the capability to match images of tattoos against databases containing them.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2015

States Use Facial Recognition Technology to Address Driver's License Fraud

States increasingly are foiling crooks and scam artists by employing facial recognition software. The software uses algorithms of facial characteristics to compare driver's license or ID photos with other DMV images on file.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 18, 2014

FBI's New Biometric Database Fully Operational

The FBI announced this week the achievement of full operational capability of the Next Generation Identification (NGI) System. It was developed to replace IAFIS and add new capabilities, including facial recognition.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2014

Facial Recognition Nabs 14-Year Fugitive in Nepal, FBI Says

A U.S. fugitive on the lam for 14 years in connection with child sex abuse and kidnapping charges was apprehended in Nepal after authorities scanned his "wanted" poster with facial recognition technology.

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Articlesby David GriffithAugust 8, 2014

Cyber Security: Locking Down the Databases

Computer security is one of the primary concerns for many of the nation's companies and government agencies. Billions of dollars is spent each year on preventing external threats from entering protected networks. But the sad truth is that most computer network breaches are caused by sloppy internal security policies and procedures.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2014

Vigilant Solutions Unveils New Intelligence-Led Policing Package

Vigilant Solutions has a new product bundling designed to allow law enforcement agencies of all sizes the opportunity to easily deploy – and afford – a comprehensive suite of technology solutions: the Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP) Package.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 28, 2013

NEC Solution Identifies Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect

MSU Study Validates Accuracy and Crime Solving Benefits of Facial Recognition Technology and Raises Question of "What If?" this Breakthrough Facial Processing Software had been applied to Solve Recent High Profile Incidents

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Inside the Badge by Paul ClintonJune 23, 2010

Using the iPhone For Field IDs

In addition to asking for a driver's license, the officer would use the iPhone to photograph the suspect's face and iris (the colored ring around the pupil). It would allow officers to verify a suspect's identification and perhaps avoid dragging them back to the station.

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