Public Safety Without Mass Surveillance

Biometrica is the U.S.’s first fully privacy and civil liberties-compliant big data company focused exclusively on real-time public safety solutions.

Our mission is twofold:

  1. Protect communities and the vulnerable
  2. Preserve privacy and civil liberties

Our systems do not store video, do not conduct surveillance, and never retain biometric identifiers. We exist to help law enforcement do their jobs more efficiently, ethically, and in real time — without overreach.

Protecting Communities, Preserving Civil Liberties

Biometrica is proud to serve law enforcement by offering real-time tools that enhance public safety without compromising privacy or civil rights.

Our systems help law enforcement:

  • Identify threats
  • Recover victims
  • Prevent violence
  • Confirm identities quickly in the field or post-mortem

All without mass surveillance, video retention, or intrusive data collection.

Core Solutions for Law Enforcement

  • The largest private sector, real-time, privacy-compliant 100% law enforcement-sourced database in the U.S.
  • Updated hourly, UMbRA includes arrest, booking, conviction, probation, parole, active warrant, and sex offender registry data.
  • Access is restricted to trained and credentialed agency users only.
  • You can run a search in UMbRA in sub-5 seconds, including in the field.
  • Delivers alerts when individuals with relevant criminal histories — including fugitives, persons with felony warrants, or absconding sex offenders — are detected by facility-installed sensors.
  • Sensors do not store or transmit video or biometric data.
  • Alerts law enforcement when a person flagged as missing, trafficked, or endangered is detected on a sensor-equipped property.
  • A real-time image-to-image comparison tool used for investigative support, identity confirmation, and field verification.
  • QAPLA has been used successfully to match long-missing individuals and identify deceased persons.
  • All queries are secure, non-retentive, and available only to authorized law enforcement users.

UMbRA & QAPLA Searches Are Always Private

  • Search results are visible only to the credentialed law enforcement user
  • No Biometrica staff can see, review, or access queries or results
  • Every event is logged and auditable

Child Protection & Victim Recovery

Biometrica actively supports:

  • AMBER Alerts, missing children, and at-risk youth
  • Protection of schools and campuses from sex offenders
  • Identification of children, teenagers, or vulnerable adults at risk of trafficking or exploitation

Our sensors are deployed in locations where real-time victim identification could save lives — without watching everyone.

MMIP: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons

Biometrica has been working with tribes for more than 25 years. We support the work of tribal and federal law enforcement and enhance MMIP location and investigative efforts.
Our tools can help locate missing Indigenous persons and integrate with fusion center and agency protocols. Privacy and cultural respect are built into every deployment.

Training & Capacity Building

We offer specialized training for law enforcement on:

  • Responsible and ethical use of UMbRA, QAPLA, RTIS and RVIS
  • Understanding relevance, privacy, and proportionality
  • Preventing algorithmic or human bias
  • Engaging with communities through privacy-first public safety
  • Legal compliance: GDPR, AI Act, U.S. state laws
  • Modules on community trust, anti-bias, and privacy-by-design operations
  • Implementation support for sensor deployments and forensic workflows

Training formats include in-person, virtual, and sector-customized workshops.

Our Commitments to Law Enforcement and the Public

  1. We do not ingest or monitor juvenile data into UMbRA, unless a minor is charged as an adult, is missing, or is an at-risk teenager.
  2. We do not sell any data to third-party advertisers.
  3. We do not sell direct UMbRA access to commercial entities, except in limited cases involving quasi-law enforcement bodies working under legal obligations.
  4. We do not make our records publicly available or searchable online.
  5. All UMbRA access is strictly controlled and fully auditable with immutable logs.
  6. We are not a facial recognition company, but we use NIST-evaluated and approved FR technology in compliance with law.
  7. We do not store, transmit, or retain biometric identifiers or biometric libraries.
  8. We comply with all privacy regulations, including GDPR, UK DPA, the European AI Act, Quebec Law, and all U.S. federal and state laws.
  9. All searches are private to the law enforcement agency. Biometrica staff cannot view or access an officer’s query.
  10. No one — not even law enforcement — can access RTIS or RVIS sensors directly.

Privacy and Data Protection

Biometrica:

  • Does not access, store, or transmit biometric data
  • Does not build biometric libraries or access faceprints
  • Cannot see UMbRA or QAPLA searches or results
  • Provides full audit trails for all credentialed access
  • Operates under a Privacy by Design framework fully compliant with: GDPR, CCPA, BIPA, European AI Act, Quebec’s 2022 privacy law and all U.S. federal and state privacy laws

FRT Use Policy: Lead, Not Conclusion

When FRT is used in connection with UMbRA or QAPLA, it must follow:

  • Legally permitted use cases
  • Jurisdictional law

Biometrica’s Recommended FRT Use Policy [LINK]

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Permitted Uses include:

  • Identifying active suspects or individuals under warrant
  • Confirming identity of missing persons, deceased individuals, or victims
  • Investigative support during ongoing cases
  • Threat mitigation (e.g., terror plots, active threats)

Insurance Reduction Program Prohibited uses include:

  • Mass surveillance
  • Real-time ID from live feeds without human review
  • Targeting based on protected characteristics
  • Use as sole basis for arrest or warrant

FRT results are intended to serve as pointer data or informational leads — not final decisions.

Correctional Facilities

Correctional institutions face unique safety and liability challenges.

Biometrica supports correctional agencies by providing tools to:

  • Detect and prevent unauthorized access at entry points via RTIS
  • Screen visitors and contractors for active warrants or trespass violations
  • Enhance monitoring of mental health units, medical wings, and other high-risk zones
  • Verify identities of individuals in custody or under investigation using UMbRA or QAPLA
  • Deploy facility-specific alerting without retaining biometric data

These capabilities are:

  • Fully privacy-compliant
  • Operable even under facility lockdowns or communication outages
  • Have very low bandwidth requirements
  • Designed to augment existing systems without expanding surveillance footprints

Gangs Today: A Complex and Evolving Threat

  • There are an estimated 33,000 gangs operating in the U.S. alone.
  • Transnational gangs exploit borders and jurisdictional gaps.
  • Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMGs) have chapters across the U.S. and internationally.
  • Youth gangs continue to destabilize communities, often hidden beneath other criminal activity.
  • Technology-enabled crimes by gangs (identity theft, credit card fraud, human trafficking) make fast, real-time intelligence essential.

Biometrica provides gang units with tools to meet this evolving threat — ethically, lawfully, and effectively.

Request Access to UMbRA or Schedule a Demo: Email leo@biometrica.com