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India looks to secure maritime borders with biometric smart cards

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The National Informatics Centre (NIC) in Kerala is set to test a biometric identity card pilot project, in an attempt to better-secure India’s maritime borders. Set to start in September 2013, 800 local fishermen will initially be included in the test and an estimated 300,000 more would be covered. Reported in The Hindu, the government plans to use card readers at harbour and authorized fish landing centres for authorities to verify the identities of fishermen, in an attempt to infiltrate terrorists

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Massachusetts community approves then rejects fingerprint background check bylaw

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At a town meeting in Lowell, Massachussets earlier this month a fingerprinting bylaw was passed, but then a vote was re-cast and it was defeated, indicating some confusion around its purpose and purview. Reported in the Lowell Sun, the law was submitted by the police chief and would require fingerprinting and criminal background checks for people holding specific positions: door-to-door salespeople, pawn brokers, hackney drivers and ice-cream vendors, to name a few. According to the report, police would take this

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NIMC and MasterCard announce Nigerian national identity smart cards

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The Nigerian National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and MasterCard have jointly announced at the World Economic Forum on Africa, the introduction of 13 million MasterCard-branded National Identity Smart Cards, which include electronic payment capabilities as a pilot program. “We have chosen MasterCard to be the payment technology provider for the initial rollout of the National Identity Smart Card project because the Company has shown a commitment to furthering financial inclusion through the reduction of cash in the Nigerian economy,” Chris Onyemenam, the

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Legal battle continues regarding biometric verification in Ghanaian election

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Nearly six months after the country’s most recent election, results are still being contested in Ghana in regards to the biometric verification of voters. Most recently, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice Presidential candidate for Ghana’s New Patriotic Party and a main witness in the on-going petition in front of Ghana’s Supreme Court testified that all voters, even those without fingers or those unreadable fingers, were registered using facial recognition. According to a report in GhanaWeb, counsel for the Electoral Commission

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Fingerprint Cards opens new development office, appoints Sebastian Weber

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Fingerprint Cards (FPC) is opening yet another international office, this time, for development in Lund Sweden. The company has also announced its latest appointment: Sebastian Weber, as Manager of System and Software Development. FPC has been growing at a rapid rate, since last year. Reported previously, Fingerprint Cards has been receiving a large amount of orders and design-wins as of late.  Recently, the company announced another significant smartphone design win from a smartphone manufacturer in China. As we’ve reported in BiometricUpdate.com,

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Jamaican Firearms Licensing Authority launches biometric ID card

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The Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) in Jamaica has launched a new high security identification card for gun owners in the country. The new card will reportedly store a photograph of the cardholder as well as fingerprint information. Reported in the Jamaica Information Service, National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting said he is looking forward to gains in law enforcement and security as a result of the implementation of this card, and has also tasked the FLA to develop a smartphone app

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New Beijing ID cards to carry biometric data

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Residents in Beijing will now submit fingerprints when applying for new identity cards, Beijing police have said. According to a report in China Daily, a pilot program regarding the new fingerprint system has been in place since the beginning of this year in both Yanshan and Yizhuang economic development zones and is planned to be expanded to the remainder of the city this year. According to the report, fingerprint data will be stored in a database only accessible to police, and

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Indian banks resist Aadhaar subsidy transfer system

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Several banks in India have come out against a platform created by the Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) which would see Aadhaar numbers used to authenticate ID before every transaction regarding bank accounts receiving welfare benefits. Reported in the Economic Times, the banks’ resistance to this platform is rooted in two main concerns: Banks want the UIDAI to bear liabilities related to false identifications, and the UIDAI wants banks to reconfigure their existing systems to its interoperable solution. Under the

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Accenture awarded year-long contract for Aadhaar ID system in Punjab

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Accenture has been awarded a year-long contract from the Punjab Government for technology and management consulting services to reengineer and implement the way beneficiary programs in Punjab are implemented under the Aadhaar program. According to the company, this biometrics service delivery model will provide the government with a simplified process for targeting beneficiaries, and is set to ensure the accurate inclusion of recipients and reduce cost as well as trace service delivery. Specifically, Accenture says it will leverage its Accenture Digital

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Entertech Systems launches new Suprema biometric reader with HID technology

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Entertech Systems has announced the North American launch of Suprema’s next-generation access control BioEntry W reader, embedded with HID Global’s iCLASS SE smart card technologies and HID Prox. “At Entertech Systems, we believe strongly that technology integration milestones like this with leading organizations such as HID are essential in providing the latest smart card and biometrics for multi-factor authentication, ensuring customers have more options to address their particular access management needs,” Rob Douglas, CEO of Entertech Systems said. “The new

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