EU-funded projects developing facial recognition avatar border guards, handheld scanners
European Dynamics is developing a facial recognition-based border control system that begins screening travelers before they even leave their home,…
Border and Port Security
Biometric access control systems used at airports and national or regional boundaries to track and manage the flow of humans, and the databases and documents that support them, make up border and port security. Includes national and immigration registries, ePassports and smart card systems, automated border control (ABC) kiosks, and apps for data sharing among other products and services.
Eurostar pilots biometric border control solution at French rail station
In an effort to maximize the speed and efficiency of the immigration clearance process for passengers travelling from the UK…
Biometrics offer smarter, faster and more respectful border control
This is a guest post by Steve Thies, CEO of Integrated Biometrics It has become clear that 2017 is a…
Former 9/11 Commission counsel recommends ways to improve travel ban executive order
Janice Kephart of Identity Strategy Partners, LLP released a statement regarding President Donald Trump’s “Executive Order: Protecting the Nation From…
Vision-Box facial recognition technology piloted at Charles de Gaulle airport
Vision-Box facial recognition software is being tested at Charles de Gaulle airport, according to a report by Bloomberg Technology. The…
DHS scrambling to provide facial recognition to airports: report
Two weeks after President Trump signed the controversial immigration and refugee executive order that also called for the expedited completion…
Editorial calls for increased funding in Canada’s border security
In an editorial published in the National Post, John Ivison discussed the potential consequences of leaked FBI statistics revealing that…
Foreigners visiting China to have fingerprints collected
In an effort to strengthen entry and exit management that matches requirements in other countries, China’s Ministry of Public Security…
Acuity report shows border security concerns driving biometrics adoption
Acuity Market Intelligence emphasized that ongoing concerns about national security are driving border authorities to continue the adoption of biometric…
Canadian politicians lobbying against Trump’s biometric border screening initiative
Canada has started an under-the-radar lobbying campaign against the Trump administration’s planned biometric screening initiative for all visitors to the…
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