SIBA chairman discusses responsible use of biometrics in private and public sectors
In a statement released yesterday, Paul Schuepp, chairman of the board at the Secure Identity & Biometrics Association (SIBA) discussed…
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.
Aware discusses new software development kit INQUIRE
In an exclusive interview with BiometricUpdate.com, David Benini, Vice President of Marketing at Aware, Inc., provided some insight about INQUIRE,…
New legislation needed for airport eGate face scanners: Australian Customs
Australia’s federal government is seeking to collect and share biometric data to support new anti-terrorist security measures at airports, according…
Homeland Security could get more than $25M for IDENT biometric system improvements
The Department of Homeland Security could get more than $25 million for improvements to its Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT)…
Turkey government to soon monitor displaced Syrians using biometric ID cards
Officials from Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) have successfully managed to complete the biometric registration of 740,000 of…
Nigeria to issue national Mastercard-branded biometric ID cards
Nigerian Identity Management Commission (NIMC) announced it has launched the eID pilot program, issuing MasterCard-branded identity cards with electronic payments…
Top biometrics news stories, week of August 31
Here’s a recap of most popular and noteworthy biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week…
Vision-Box, Biometric Solutions to provide Danish government with biometric-based automated border control solution
Vision-Box and Biometric Solutions have been awarded a four-year contract from the Danish government for biometric-based solutions and components for…
Irish government seeking a facial recognition solution for passports
Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is currently looking for a vendor to provide facial recognition software for its…
Morpho releases multi-finger touchless fingerprint scanner
Morpho (Safran) announced it has officially launched Finger On the Fly, which it calls the world’s fastest contactless four finger…
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