For many, getting a tattoo symbolizes a personal experience, a memory of a family member or a sentimental image. But some tattoos are monikers of criminal activity – a mark that represents gang ...

While technological advances have been made in recent years in biometrics making them cheaper, efficient, effective and readily available, in law enforcement the use of soft biometrics, such as height ...

The FBI is requesting information from across the country on collections of tattoos and their affiliations. The data would be added to the Bureau's Biometric Center of Excellence, which currently ...

A Michigan State University researcher has created an automatic image retrieval system, whereby law enforcement agencies will be able to match scars, marks and tattoos to identify suspects and victims ...

Biometric tattoos are revolutionizing future wearables through seamless health monitoring and digital tattoo tech. Pixabay, ilovetattoos Wearable technology has evolved rapidly over the past decade, ...

Law enforcement is sharpening the tools it uses to identify suspects, moving to tattoo recognition when more traditional biometrics like facial images and fingerprints aren’t available. Computer ...

In an unusual twist on biometrics research, US computer scientists have joined with law-enforcement officials to find new ways to automatically detect tattoos on people in photographs. The work aims ...