A University of Toronto Mississauga forensic science student is developing a new sandblasting technique that would allow investigators to find latent prints at a crime scene much more quickly. The […]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is arguing that law enforcement officers should not be able to collect someone’s DNA or perform searches in a consumer-facing genealogy database without first obtaining a […]

Ideal Innovations, Inc. (I3) has launched a new Proficiency Test to evaluate people’s ability to compare faces on the job. The company’s new Facial Identification Proficiency Test has received the […]

Reports and Data is predicting that the market for forensics technology will climb to $50.41 Billion by 2027. That figure is based on a 2019 market valuation of $19.86 Billion […]

At FindBiometrics we trace the evolution of our dynamic industry as it happens, and with the catalyzing pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic spotlighting the need for biometrics, now is a […]

Fingerprint recognition technology has helped to exonerate a man wrongly convicted of rape and assault, leading to his freedom after 36 years in prison. The man, Archie Williams, had always […]

Researchers from the University of Nottingham and the University of Derby have developed a new technique for reading fingerprints left on metal surfaces like guns and knives. The method uses […]

As the biometrics landscape continues to evolve, various next generation authentication modalities are emerging to better best serve the specific security and convenience needs of relying parties. Among these new […]

“The issue reflects the evolving regulatory framework in place in the UK concerning how government authorities may use biometrics and related technologies.” Police in the UK are scrambling to get […]

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers are working on a new approach to DNA matching that could enhance the capabilities of forensic investigators. Jointly funded by NIST and the […]