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EdmontonThe Grande Prairie Police Service is installing contactless biometric monitoring technology in eight holding cells to help prevent death and serious injuries of people in custody. Sensors will track respiratory rates and well-being of detaineesEagle Andersen · CBC News · Posted: Oct 01, 2026 9:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 1Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. GPPS Chief Dwayne Lakusta said the biometric monitoring technology will be installed in eight holding cells after the incoming police service takes over as police of jurisdiction from the RCMP in Grande Prairie on Oct. 21. (Eagle Andersen/CBC)The Grande Prairie Police Service (GPPS) is installing contactless biometric monitoring technology in eight holding cells to help prevent death and serious injuries of people in custody. Installation is expected following their transition to take over as police of jurisdiction from the RCMP in the northwestern Alberta city on Oct. 21.

The company behind 300,000 Eftpos terminals across Australia is hoping shoppers will want to make payments by simply glancing at a screen, as biometric technology pushes further into retailing. Verifone is selling the innovation as “pay for your coffee with a smile”, promising faster checkouts for people who opt in to having their face or palm-vein – the veins in people’s hands – biometrics used for Eftpos transactions in Australia. It may take a long time before the technology is widely available, however, with cafes, restaurants and retailers required to upgrade their existing equipment. Sign up for the Breaking News Australia emailThe head of product for Asia Pacific at Verifone, Ben Hughes, said the biometric payments will ease the “friction” of slow transactions. “If you go to a grocery store and you have to tap a loyalty card, plus tap a payment card, that’s the kind of thing that now we’d be able to speed up,” he said. He said the company was expecting retailers to deploy the Verifone Victa devices, which launched last month, incrementally as their current terminals reached their end of life.