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Photos: Cops use tech to point the finger of suspicion
Photo A recent trial, Project Lantern, saw about 200 scanners - seen here - used to take roadside scans from suspects to be checked against the police national biometric database, Ident1. The trial has been running for 18... [24 Oct 2008]
Mobile biometric scanners for all UK police
News Handheld fingerprint readers will be rolled out to police across the UK from 2010 as part of the Project Midas scheme, allowing officers to perform on the spot ID checks without having to take suspects back to the station. [22 Oct 2008]
FBI proposes global biometric criminal database
News UK police are in talks with the FBI about an international biometric database to track down the world's most wanted criminals and terrorists.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need... [15 Jan 2008]
Police to develop national video ID system
News Police are looking at developing a national system that will use facial recognition technology to automatically identify individuals caught on video cameras. The plans are part of the Police IT Organisation's (Pito) final business plan... [22 May 2006]
Police get national biometric palm print database
News A new software tool will allow police forces in England and Wales to search a national biometric database of palm prints collected at crime scenes by forensics investigators. Palm prints, which police claim can account for a fifth of all... [23 Mar 2006]
Cops to scan own fingers
News Police are to use biometrics on themselves to improve identity management and data access in forces around the UK. Dr Fred Preston, director of identification for the Police Information Technology Organisation (Pito), said police could... [21 Oct 2005]
UK police upgrade biometric ID tech
News The Police IT Organisation (PITO) has teamed with Northrop Grumman in an eight-year, £122m deal to create next-generation biometric identification technology for UK police. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman's information technology... [14 Dec 2004]
Biometrics key to future of police crime fighting
News Biometrics and a database of violent criminals and sex offenders are at the heart of the police's use of technology to fight crime over the next five years. The details are revealed in the five-year forward plan of the Police Information... [25 Jun 2003]
