Bipartisan support grows for mandatory UK digital ID
The UK’s digital identity project may be moving towards bipartisan support. The Conservative Party is carefully considering the introduction of…
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.
Dominican Republic deploys pilot facial recognition system on Haiti border
The Dominican Republic has begun a pilot for a facial recognition system along its border with Haiti, the Director General…
Somalia expands national digital ID use cases to meet 15M issuance target by 2029
The Somali government has continued to increase use cases for its national digital ID not only to drive adoption, but…
Disrupt human trafficking with border biometrics and digital IDs says Tony Blair Institute
Human trafficking has become a business fueled by technology such as encrypted apps, online payment platforms and dark web deals….
Clash over TSA biometric expansion heats up as privacy bill derailed in senate
In the wake of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation’s abrupt decision to squash consideration of the Traveler…
US signs biometric data sharing agreements with Chile and Ecuador, expanding security cooperation
On July 31, the U.S. and Ecuador finalized a bilateral agreement aimed at heightening their cooperation against transnational organized crime…
Report calls for halt to TSA’s ‘facial recognition experiment’
While industry stakeholders push to make biometrics the preferred option for global travel, digital rights groups are asking whether travelers…
India equips Border Security Force at Bangladeshi border with biometrics scanners
Along the world’s fifth-longest land border, the 4,096km India–Bangladesh boundary, a select number of border outposts are receiving biometric scanners…
Global airport biometrics push lifts SITA 2024 revenue to $1.6B
Airport and border biometrics continue to expand around the world, driving 8.3 percent growth in SITA’s revenue in 2024 to…
Airlines push back against Senate effort to limit TSA facial recognition
As the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) continues to modernize airport security through biometrics, automation, and AI, a parallel effort is…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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