Interpol’s new multi-biometric system from Idemia goes live

Idemia is supplying fingerprint and facial recognition software to Interpol to aid in police investigations and border control functions, as part of the international law enforcement body’s Biometric Hub.

The Biometric Hub, or BioHub, reached remote operation at borders in mid-November, Interpol says, recounting the story of a fugitive migrant smuggler who was caught posing as a migrant and carrying a fraudulent identification document. It can perform up to a million searches a day, against fingerprint, palm and face …

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