Cross Match to offer biometrics solutions through UK government cloud
Cross Match has just announced the debut of its biometric solutions to enable criminal booking, mobile ID, enrollment and border…
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.
$500 billion spent on intelligence, according to U.S. “black budget”
The United States has spent more than US$500 billion on intelligence since 9/11, an outlay that U.S. officials say has…
Economic Community of West African States propose to replace residence permits with biometric ID
Leaders within the sub-region at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have proposed to replace residence permits with…
Top biometrics news stories, week of July 13
Biometrics Week in Review: biometric visa for South Africa tourism, FiDELYS smartwatch, VISA Europe considers biometrics, biometric intelligence lab, travel…
ROTC cadets undergoing biometrics and forensic training at NFSTC facility
Twelve Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets are currently undergoing biometric and forensic science training at the National Forensic Science Technology…
Indra and IECISA install biometric automated border control system at Málaga Airport
In a joint venture led by Indra and IECISA, the Málaga Airport recently deployed a biometric-based automated border control management…
New South African tourism rules require many tourists to obtain biometric visa in person
The South African tourism department is set to introduce new regulations in October that would require travellers to the country…
U.S. opens travel biometrics technology testing center
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) opened its new test facility for biometric identification technology in Landover, Maryland last month….
Malaysian immigration to deploy eye scanners, facial recognition
Malaysia’s immigration department will soon install new security measures, including iris and facial recognition systems, at the country’s entry and…
Top biometrics news stories, week of June 29
Biometrics Week in Review: fingerprint payment systems, voice biometrics for telephone banking, biometrics at U.S. border, IBIA “best practices” document,…
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