By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Awaiting DNA results can be frustrating for law enforcement. But the FBI hopes to change that by expediting the process using the government’s new biometric identification database, Biometric Update reports. The FBI is accelerating the collection of DNA profiles for the Next Generation Identification System. Law enforcement officers will be able…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As the FBI prepares to begin using a controversial facial recognition system later this year, more than 30 privacy groups are urging the Justice Department to conduct a long-pledged audit of the database, the National Journal reports. Groups are worried about the privacy of American citizens and said the lack of oversight…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has said its facial-recognition technology is a critical component of fighting the war on terror and other serious threats. But new records indicate the technology could fail 20% of the time, the National Journal reports. “An innocent person may become part of an investigation because the technology isn’t completely accurate,”…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A group of privacy advocates is suing the FBI for refusing to release details about its Next Generation Identification system, which will be one of the largest biometric databases in the world, WND reports. The Electronic Privacy Information Center filed the suit, demanding information about technical specifications and private companies that are…
