EU’s biometric passport checks could lead to limits for Eurostar passenger numbers
The European Union’s planned Entry/Exit System (EES) could cause hour-long queues for the Eurostar railway service in the UK and…
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Masha Borak is a technology journalist. Her work has appeared in Wired, Business Insider, Rest of World, and other media outlets. Previously she reported for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Reach out to her at masha@biometricupdate.com.
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EU plan to reform asylum and migrant biometrics collection still in the works
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More airport biometric checks from NEC, Clear, Idemia I&S
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India’s most controversial temple secured by facial recognition
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