A trial of contactless biometric immigration checks without the use of a passport is being trialed at Changi Airport Terminal…
Border and Port Security
Border and port security biometric systems are put in place to track and manage the flow of humans. This includes national database deployments, entrance and exit access control systems, immigration technologies as well as ePassports and smart card systems. Read our research report on biometrics and homeland security.
Biometric data standards in 50 countries ranked with China and U.S. near bottom
Comparitech has published a ranking of 50 countries in the world according to their biometric data collection and usage practices,…
DHS plans mandatory airport facial biometric scans for U.S. travelers
U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to broaden the use of biometric facial recognition technology to check all visitors entering…
Auckland Airport adds Vision-Box eGates, more biometric touchpoints in the cards for 2020
Auckland Airport in New Zealand has rolled out 12 new biometric screening eGates developed in partnership with Vision-Box to automate…
UK politician proposes new biometric entry and exit system to prevent threats from EU
The limited data UK’s Border Force has on people travelling to the UK from the European Union with a biometric…
Biometrics to drive airports security market growth as China invests and new deployments announced
Biometric systems are expected to lead the market for airport security systems in growth over the next five years, as…
Public left confused over Australia’s airport biometric smartgate upgrade
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has cast a dark cloud of confusion over its airport border control smartgate upgrade, after…
Facial recognition arriving in Seattle and Delhi airports, Iberia mobile app, Sita talks biometric data sharing
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will join the ranks of Biometric Exit points under U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) traveller facial…
Biometrics checks expand at Southwest U.S. border and Seattle Port as EFF seeks data collection info
Biometric facial recognition has been introduced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the El Paso Port of Entry…
Suprema integrates RealScan fingerprints with secunet biomiddle to supply border control market
The full line of best-selling RealScan Series fingerprint scanners from Suprema ID have been integrated with secunet biomiddle to enable…
