US and NZ police forces roll out mobile fingerprint biometrics
Biometric Technology Today · 2014
New York Police Department officers will be equipped with smartphones that allow officers to search databases, view wanted posters and scan suspects’ fingerprints. The $160m programme will be rolled out to all 35,000 NYPD officers next year, Mayor Bill de Blasio told CBS. Meanwhile the New Zealand government has announced the national roll-out of the Booze Bus Biometrics (BBB) system.