Canada to expand collection of biometrics from foreign visitors
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said his government will put $312.6 million over five years towards expanding biometric screening…
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.
IOM donates biometric recognition technology to Philippine Bureau of Immigration
The Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) has been provided with new anti-fraud detection equipment from the International Organization for Migration…
Biometrics for banking, law enforcement, intelligence community most popular this week
Here’s a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Fingerprints This week…
Customs’ facial recognition technology trial raises privacy concerns
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents will test facial recognition technology over the…
Zicom, Biometronic to provide IriTech iris recognition products in India
Zicom Electronic Security Systems Limited has signed an agreement with Biometronic Technology Pvt. Ltd in which Zicom will distribute Biometronic’s…
Interpol calls on APAC authorities to make greater use of biometrics to identify terrorists
Interpol has called on Asia Pacific authorities to more effectively use biometrics in an effort to identify members of dangerous…
Biometrics for government agencies, face and voice hit big this week
Here’s a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news articles from BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Government contracts There were…
Israel rolls out biometric passport kiosks at Ben-Gurion Airport
Israel rolled out 17 biometric passport kiosks in the Passport Control section of Ben-Gurion airport, in addition to the four…
IBIA says PreCheck travel program should rely on biometrics, not biographical data
The International Biometrics & Identification Association (IBIA) has spoken out against the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) decision to exclusively use…
European Association for Biometrics to host second European research conference
European Association for Biometrics announced it is organizing the EAB Research Projects Conference 2015 (EAB-RPC), Europe’s largest conference on research…
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