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.

Protecting Communities and the Vulnerable, Preserving Privacy and Civil Liberties

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

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 and confirm identities in the field or post-mortem.

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

Core Solutions for Law Enforcement

Law Enforcement-Only Database

UMbRA is 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.

Real-Time Threat Identification System

RTIS 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.

Real-Time Victim Identification System

RVIS alerts law enforcement when a person flagged as missing, trafficked, or endangered is detected on a sensor-equipped property.

Identity Verification and Similarity Tool

QAPLA is 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.

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 Commitment to Law Enforcement and Our Communities

  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. Direct UMbRA database access is restricted to trained and credentialed law enforcement agencies, quasi-law enforcement entities, and mission-aligned partners operating in support of law enforcement, other government agencies, and other legitimate and authorized criminal investigations or public safety operations.
  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

  • We do not access, store, or transmit biometric data
  • We do 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 and jurisdictional law.

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)

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. Learn more at Biometrica’s Recommended FRT Use Policy.