Biometric Update: most popular news for week ending October 26
Here’s a recap of most popular and noteworthy biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week…
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.
Former Italian Foreign Minister says EU in need of biometrics to monitor migration
EU member states must begin implementing stronger policies to ensure that “foreign fighters” and refugees are carefully monitored to ensure…
secunet wins PKI tender from the Norwegian Police
Secunet has been awarded with a contract in which the Norwegian Police will use secunet’s public key infrastructure as the…
Pakistan considers biometric-based e-voting, installs biometric system at airports
Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) director Burhan Rasool recently said that biometrics-based electronic voting is definitely possible in Pakistan as…
Spain’s Ministry of Security to implement biometric border control management system
Spain’s Ministry of Security has posted a public tender contract for the supply and installation of a new biometric border…
Biometric Update: most popular news for week ending October 19
Here’s a recap of most popular and noteworthy biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week…
Australia’s national security committee puts a halt to customs’ biometric collection plans
Australia’s Immigration Department wants to collect and store photographs of millions of Australian citizens under the government’s counterterrorism laws, which…
Biometric tech usage protocols should be evaluated during Ebola airport screenings
Due to the dangers that the Ebola epidemic represents to the United States, health protocols focused on airport screening should…
Aurora releases new version of infrared passport verification software
Aurora announced it has released version 14.10.09 (codename Inara) of its infrared passport verification software, which is able to reduce…
SuperCom to implement biometric visa, e-passport, and e-gate national security systems for “fast-growing country”
SuperCom announced it has implemented a high-scale national security e-government contract, which consists of a biometric visa, e-gate, e-passport and…
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