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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-251913 and 333-224353 on Form S-8 and Registration Statement No. 333-225935, 333-201442 and 333-214124 on Form S-3, of our report dated April 2, 2021, relating to the consolidated financial statements of ImageWare Systems, Inc. (“Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020 (which report includes an explanatory paragraph related to the existence of substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern), included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.